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50 At Mass For The Unborn Hear lea To Promote Cause Of Life KAY FILAR

CHARLOTTE their

unique

— Everyone

gifts to

should

promote the cause

said Father Ed Sheridan, pastor of St.

life,

ibriel,

at a special

abortion

ough diocesan programs.

:nts

are called to be "instru-

of change in our society," he said.

The Mass was concelebrated by BishJohn F. Donoghue and Michael J. gley to mark the 19th anniversary of the preme Court Roe

vs.

can create the climate

said Father

Sheridan.

Father Sheridan urged his listeners to evaluate world events and take a stand in

Jan. 19.

Not everyone is called to be on the front picketing, marching and participating rescues, Father Sheridan told about 850 jple who attended the afternoon Mass. it is everyone comfortable working di:tly with people who need counseling all

which miracles can happen,

Mass calling for an end

on Sunday,

However,

or school,"

Wade decision that

whatever way God directs. This

will lead to

a "reawakening of the value of life given by

God, which no one has the right to take away," he said. Linda James, a St. Gabriel parishioner and mother of two children, attended the

Mass

to learn

tion,

she said.

more about the

new

pro-life posi-

Catholic

who

completed RCIA classes less than two years ago, this

was her

first

involvement

in pro-

life activity.

home

without

religious connections, she said.

Conse-

James grew up

issues often conflict with the positions of

A reading >spel

for the

Mass was from

the

account of the miracle at the Cana

which Mary prayed unceasand his ministry, and asked Jesus' help when she was concerned out a problem. She followed her prayers d questions with action by doing and couraging others to "do whatever (the dding

>ly for her Son

«d)

her family. Father Sheridan's message confirmed

her feelings against abortion and helped easier to

convey her feelings

family and others, she said.

ason.

tell

ace in gatherings such as this

one today

BELMONT— With the rite of abbatial

many

others,

members of

whether new

the pro-life ranks,

blessing, Benedictine Father Oscar Burnett,

became the seventh abbot of Belmont Abbey on Jan. 19. He was elected on Dec. 21, 1991; chosen by his brother monks at Belmont Abbey to serve as abbot. 65,

the long and difficult

work

Filar

a member of St. Gabriel

opportunity

In his

of hospi-

many, many

comments following

the cer-

better place for our having lived here," said

monks, that living family of faith and love which he has been called to serve." Under the Rule of St. Benedict, the abbot is called father, teacher, shepherd and administrator. He helps and guides the monastic coummunity and indivdual monks to realize the charism expressed in the Rule

Abbot

new

abbot. Bishop

In his charge to the

Donoghue

presented at home, office

and brotherly support ways."

tality

the

d through action and speaking out when :

plified their Benedictine traditions

depends upon the assistance of his brother

Donoghue

also

served as main celebrant and homilist.

Parish in Charlotte.

since I first came to Charlotte in 1984. The Abbey has shown to my priests a great sense of fraternity. The monks have exem-

emony, Abbot Burnett said "God has extravagantly blessed Belmont Abbey over the past 1 1 5 years. All of you people of God have made our mission in North Carolina and beyond possible and successful." "We monks pledge our continued work and prayer in collaboration with you so that our educational and pastoral works might make our lives better and our locality a

Mass, Bishop John F. Donoghue of the Diocese of Charlotte confered the blessing

ahead.

Installed In

In a monastic-centered, concelebrated

Gabriel with renewed energy and

Kay

JOANN KEANE

Photo by

Associate Editor

said.

d families, through asking for the Lord's

Belmont Abbey

conferring the abbatial

BY JOANN KEANE

also under-

does not always favor their methods, she

commitment to

you." (John 2:5)

"Through daily prayer as individuals

While James supports demonstrators, she

left St.

Donoghue

Ceremony At Belmont Abbey

called to demonstrate at abortion clinics.

or veteran

Burnett, inside the

Seventh Benedictine Abbot

to her

scored her feelings that not everyone

James,

Bishop John

new convictions about pro-life

quently, her

Twenty clergy from the Charlotte area listed. Music was provided by the St. ibriel parish choir directed by Mary Richie 1 accompanied by organist Esther Gregg, mist Ann Fehring and flutist Sharon

installed Jan. 19 with

blessing.

erturned laws restricting abortion.

made

Belmont Abbey's seventh abbot, Benedictine Abbott Oscar Church where he was

to be an abbot.

receives it is

It is

abbot, Bishop

it is

no easy

task

a heavy burden that each

on the occasion of his election, but

not a burden that

St.

new

said, "Clearly,

borne alone.

Benedict, a sixth-century guide to

monastic and Christian

Burnett.

"God has been recklessly generous to me over many fruitful years. Being elected abbot

over 65 years-of-age

chose, but I am in good hands.

remain grateful to you for

no easy

shall

this

always

day of

when all of you gathered here to Bishop Donoghue in blessing me."

blessing join

Abbot Burnett

life.

will serve as abbot for

Abbot Burnett will supervise all religious and temporal affairs of the monastery.

He can be re-elected for another eight-year term. He succeeds Benedictine

In addition to his monastic responsibihties,

Father Timothy Kelly of

Abbot Burnett serves as chancellor of Belmont Abbey College. "Abbot Oscar, you do not stand alone,"

in Collegeville, Minn.,

said

Bishop Donoghue, "today, nor

future of your service of

in the

eight years.

St.

John's

Abbey

who was serving as

temporary administrator.

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Belmont Abbey.

You stand with the prayers, the support, the affection, theencouragementofus all. all,

Above

your fellow monks pledged with you

hasten the heavenly country, will stand with

you, receiving you as their abbot with sincere and

humble

affection."

"Since 1887

was blessed

when Abbot Leo Haid

as the

first

Abbot of Belmont,

abbey has made precious and important contributions to the Diocese of Raleigh, and this

since 1972

Ishop John F. Donoghue, retired Bishop Michael narlotte concelebrate a '0

people attended the

Mass for the unborn Jan. 19 Mass and heard a plea to use

lp put an end to abortion.

when

lished, to the

Begley and other at St.

priests

of the Diocese of

Gabriel Church in Charlotte. About

their gifts to

promote the cause of life and Photo by

KAY FILAR

this

diocese

was

estab-

Diocese of Charlotte," said

Bishop Donoghue. Bishop Donoghue expressed his personal gratitude "for the assistance furnished

See Catholic Schools pages.

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stories

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atholic

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January 24,

Catholic Schools Week...

Educator Says 'Now Is The Time To Promote Catholic Schools advocate of an WASHINGTON (CNS) — "Now

plan which embraces Catholic as well as

gling with the need for educational re-

materials said.

form," the head of the National Catholic Educational Association said. Sister Catherine T. McNamee, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of

Quayle 's two sons attend Jesuit-run Gonzaga College High School in Washington. His daughter attends Washington's National Cathedral

Carondelet,

made her comments

ticipation of the annual Catholic

Week,

this

in an-

Schools

year slated for Jan. 26

public and private schools,"

NCEA

School for Girls, governed by the Episcopal Church.

Mercy Sister Lourdes Sheehan, U.S.

Feb.

DISCOVER

educational choice

strong

is the time" for promoting Catholic schools as the "entire nation is strug-

Catholic Conference secretary for edu-

Midway

into the

week, on Jan. 29,

schools will celebrate National Appre-

Day

ciation

mark

for Catholic Schools.

the day, parents and school offi-

were urged to meet with government and corporate leaders, both nationally and locally, to prompt support for choice in education and Catholic cials

Such meetings began long before year's Catholic Schools Week. For

example, the first of the "Discover Catholic Schools" buttons was given to Vice President

Dan Quayle

Cross School

Sept. 6 at

in Indianapolis,

spokeswoman

Holy

NCEA

said Jan. 13.

"Discover Catholic Schools" is the theme of Catholic Schools Week as well as a yearlong marketing campaign launched in September by the NCEA

and U.S. bishops. It is illustrated by a tall-masted ship on rough waters, reminiscent of Columbus' voyage to the

New World 500 The

years ago.

NCEA

and the bishops began the campaign "to showcase the valuesadded education and academic excellence of Catholic schools and help parents select schools for their children,"

NCEA

paign because they believe Catholic schools are vital to the future of the Catholic Church "and to our country." The bishops feel Catholic schools "must

be championed," she

said.

Campaign messages

be sent

in-

clude the fact that "only 3 percent of Catholic high school students drop out

schools.

this

backed the cam-

cation, said the bishops

materials said.

Other events to mark the week include meetings with legislators and community leaders, Masses, events for parents and grandparents, school fairs, assemblies and community service programs. Quayle was honored with the first button of the campaign because he "is a

compared

(of school),

to a national av-

erage of 14 percent," the

NCEA

said.

Other messages include the fact that studies show that "Catholic school graduates are more likely to attend and support the church" and to "demonstrate greater concern for others and become involved in the community," the

NCEA

said.

"Over 95 percent of Catholic

sec-

ondary students graduate and 83 percent go on to college," the NCEA added. NCEA statistics for the past 20 years show that Catholic schools have seen a sweeping decline in enrollment. For example, in the 1970-71 school year,

CATHOLIC

they enrolled 4.3 million students; in

1980-81, 3.1 million students; and 1

SCHOOLS

990-9 1 2.6 million students. There are ,

8,600 Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the country. But Robert Kealey, executive director of NCEA's elementary school department, said that "more single parents and dual-income families are turn-

ing to Catholic schools to help care for

young children." figures showed that enrollment in preschool programs has intheir

NCEA

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

creased 187 percent since 1982, that kindergarten enrollment is up 16 percent and that extended day programs are

Looks O.K. To Me.

"Discover Catholic Schools"

growing.

The NCEA also said Catholic school enrollment "increased in 24 states during the 1990-91 school year."

Not only

gives

me of

that a valid question, but

the opportunity to share

grade students

Assumption School Photo by

in Charlotte.

JOANN KEANE

unity in love than piety;

bound ing a

heroes

John Henry

in Christ's love,"

common

in that is

"family

humanity shar-

denominator.

lectualism. is

It is

marketi

The

thei

love as well as famih

the visible expression of

Even prior to coming to Bishop McGuinness High School, I found my-

and kindness. It is that warm feeling \ end of "It s a Wonderful Life Idealism? Not really. True faith lived truly, and that's the spirit of coi '

1845 and was made a cardinal in He was an Oxford scholar who wrote, "Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt." This testimony of faith can be applied to all of our lives.

"Pluck up thy

No firm decision made unto God 's glory

nun and another

however personal and

bishop, my appreciation and understand-

model

came with devoted grandparents who took me to Mass while I was in the

to these kids than all the

self as apologist for Catholicism. St.

silent, is

without

us.

the distinct sense of community

Thomas More, I believe in principle.

do thine

fact that

spirits

...

and be not afraid

office." Notwithstanding the

great aunt

was a Carmelite was a

distant relation

ing

process of going through Lutheran con-

that gives

meaning to the universal church. I'm not ashamed to admit that I

firmation.

have trouble holding back tears during (Jesuit)Father (Lawrence) Hunt's homily. We, as members of this community, are reminded that God's love is part of

gion.

spiritual

upbringing was

a veritable study of comparative reli-

As an

adult,

value both Edith

Stein and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

However, community

not intel-

God's

our lives and our interaction each other. It is trust, respect, char in

get at the

1879.

It is

first

Week

on the poster. (CNS photo from NCEA).

that there is a

overwhelm

are

we do and

everything

Community

the temporal difficulties that tend to

The girls Our Lady of the

in four colors

daily relationship.

Newman who converted to Catholicism

looks over Sharon

reproduced

a Catholic school, since I'm not Catho-

One

(r)

permanence

impressions.

Dillon's classroom assignment.

artwork

distinct sense of

for the 1992 Catholic Schools

the National Catholic Educational Asociation to promote Catholic education.

me what it's like teaching at

have asked lic.

theme

the

Non-Catholic Teacher's Impressions Of Catholic Education By MICHAEL STREICH WINSTON-SALEM — People

Christine Proctor

campaign, a joint venture of the U.S. Catholic Conference's Department of Education

munity. To notice it is the first step; be part of it is the rest of the walk. I

opened a

just

friend I've

ary sister

letter

from a

known for years.

first in

dff

A missio

Canada and now "Your

side of Chicago, she says, will, in the

long run,

mean

knowledge y<

pass on to them. So, be sure to k©

walking with Jesus in His light, be f by His well of water in order that y< will reflect His light and that He will that well of water sprining up out Jfe your life." Good words and good vice.

The Catholic New-

anuary 24, 1992

Redemptorist Vocations Director Travels Thousands Of Miles By CARL ROSS CONCORD — Father Peter Sousa "On

Road Again." After all, he's logged more than favorite song could be

the

50,000 miles by car in his first year as Southeastern Vocations Director for the Redemptorist order. But traveling is nothing new for the 39-year-old educa-

James Parish

tor in residence at St.

Concord. For one thing, his father was a 26year

Army

career soldier

who

took his

wife and four children around the world

from Waltham, Mass., land, Fort

Monmouth,

to stops in Ice-

Panama

N.J., the

Canal zone, and since the

late

1960s,

Sarasota, Fla.

Father Sousa had thought about

Juixiliary

Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit

chats with Father Joe Mulligan of St.

(r)

Luke Parish in Mint Hill at a recent meeting, of the Charlotte Peace and Justice Council,

n an address

at the

meeting, Bishop Gumbleton called the Persian Gulf

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njustifiable.

War

morally

CAROL HAZARD

Gulf By

War

Morally Unjustifiable

CAROL HAZARD

CHARLOTTE — The Persian Gulf

closer to

and 150,000 citi-

was morally unjustifiable, today as was a year ago, said Bishop Thomas J.

250,000 zens, he

iumbleton, auxiliary bishop of the Dio-

you that God can count," said Bishop Gumbleton. "God proclaimed to us by Jesus that he will not let a sparrow fall to the ground

j/ar j

50,000, although the truth

of Detroit and former president of

isse

ax Christi, during a visit last

week

'harlotte.

The United

States did not

war

gainst Iraq to stop a ruthless dictator Ind

aggressor as President George Bush

'ould

have most people think, Bishop

Iumbleton told an audience of about 75

on the one-year anniversary of massive U.S. airstrike on Iraq. Rather, it waged a war to preserve

jeople jie

monopoly over

imperialistic

jan

the

pods of the earth," he said. "We didn't jo to war in Iraq to stop the build up of uclear weapons. We had to protect |itemational order

our

:ct

...

we could

pro-

way of life."

The

rich nations in the Northern

lemisphere are getting richer

at the

jxpense of the poor Southern

Hemi-

bhere, which

getting poorer, he said,

no way we can justify a world |i which a few accumulate to themjilves a monopoly of goods on the earth 'hile the majority of people suffer and jrhere's

lie."

U.S. policy is aimed at maintaining growing disparity between the rich id the poor, said Bishop Gumbleton. If lie United States can not maintain the isparity by covert actions, it will send troops as it did in the Persian Gulf jie

he said. Bishop Gumbleton, a social justice btivist and peacemaker, was invited to beak by the Charlotte Peace and Justice jouncil, which seeks "peaceful resoluar,

Jon to conflict."

The bishop has

trav-

without being aware.

And He knows

each person intimately to the number of hairs on our heads. He knows the number of people killed in the Persian Gulf and he knows who killed them." The United States rushed into war so fast it was impossible to stop the momentum, said Bishop Gumbleton. However, none of the reasons posed to the American people can be "sustained with any honesty," he said. The United States, for example, was allied with Syria, which now controls most of Lebanon, and tyrants worse than Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "Stopping Saddam Hussein was not the real reason, " said Bishop Gumbleton. "It is

my conviction that we went to war

Middle East over national policy and unless we change, it will bring us into war again." in the

said people should use the ex-

amples of Jesus Christ, Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. to envision a world of peace and harmony. "If we imagine how things could be, then the chances are they will be greatly enhanced ... Do we have the courage and daring to hold up such a vision for ourselves or are we so committed to violence and war that we can never imagine a world where we renounce war?"

miles annually as Southeastern Vocations

of the Holy Cross fathers, a teaching

Director for the Redemptorists.

order.

applied and was accepted to

fathers, but

later in July 1967,

two months

he was informed the

seminary was closing. So, in the fall of the same year, Sousa entered the Redemptorist high school seminary, beginning an association that has lasted for 25 years. Ironically 1 0 years later, a year before he was to be ordained, Father Sousa was asked to teach at the high school seminary. He began a 10-year teaching career in 1 980 at St. Mary's High School Seminary in North East, Penn., providing instruction in American government, Spanish, world history, sociology, fourth year religion and physical education.

When the school closed in

Sousa moved to St. Joseph's Preparatory Seminary in Princeton, N.J., serving for three years as vocations director.

When he's not on the road, Father Sousa assists Fathers Eugene Daigle and Vang Cong Tran in ministering to the 700 families at St. James and its mission, St. Joseph in Kannapolis. Redemptorists also staff St. John the Evangelist

Parish in Waynesville.

The Redemptorists

are not

immune

to the vocations crises facing every reli-

gious order and diocese in the country today. The average age of a Redemptorist in the U.S.

today

65.

in the

22 men who began with Father Sousa were ordained. His was one of the last of the tually ordained.

Only

six of the

large classes, says Father Sousa. Since then, yearly ordinations

have dwindled

one or two men. The Redemptorist order, founded by St. Alphonus Liguori, came to the United States from Italy in 1832. Today, there are approximately 6,000 Redemptorist priests and brothers worldwide. About one-fifth live and work in to

Army Service

—

Sirens shattered

of a brisk, pitch-dark morning. "Gas, gas," people shouted as Father (Captain) Peter L. Fitzgibbons still

scrambled

to put

was

little

different;

and

says the U.S. the first

about Gulf.

time

one

little

would be

Army

SCUD

this

com-

service to

a painstaking process. Father

Sousa estimates he's contacted as many as 70 men in his first year as vocations director. From that, no more than six are still

being considered as potential canSousa says some of the

didates. Father

reasons for backing off are "either be-

cause of their

own

what they want

they are looking

their lives, or

other religious or-

Some people have debts they have

ders. to

uncertainty about

do with

pay

off."

The majority of men sidering a religious

actively con-

are in their 20's

life

and early 30's, and come from varied backgrounds. "We've had some lawyers, a couple of policemen, a college

professor," says Father Sousa. "I find that a lot of older

men

thought about

being a priest when they were younger, but never followed up on it. We don't

have an

official cut-off age, but

when

someone over 40 without a college education, with no steady work record see

or ministry experience, all of these things will

weigh

as to

whether

sider them. After 50,

we can

con-

would be almost

commu-

nity."

The biggest hurdle Father Sousa faces in recruiting

the

vow of celibacy

required of those entering religious

life,

he says. "Even working with kids as early as the eighth grade, they say, 'I'd like to

be a

married.'

priest, but I'd also like to get

The two

are incompatible

according to this current church law. And sex is such a preoccupation with

younger people

that while they

the call, they're not willing to

may feel make the

sacrifice."

While he's not busy performing parish functions or conducting retreats

and vocations work, Father Sousa holds another job. One weekend each month and two weeks a year, he became

down

chaplain in the Southeastern United

operations center, "the casualty collec-

chaplain, recalling

attack his unit survived last

life in

Army Reserve unit at Fort Benning, Ga.

over,"

all

for a lifetime

weren't

No one knew then the suits

pinprick

his chemical war-

did this in training, but this

(in the suit)

men

community

needed. All they knew for sure was that a SCUD, a ground-to-ground missile,

could carry deadly chemicals. Like aliens, everybody looked alike in their gas masks. Unless they talked, Father Fitzgibbons couldn't tell anyone apart as he made his way to the tactical

fare suit.

"We

God

Captain Peter Sousa, a chaplain assigned to the 108th division, Third Brigade

Associate Editor

the

Recruiting

mitment

impossible to enter a religious

1970s relatively few men who entered the Mount St. Alfonsus Seminary in Esopus, N.Y., were even-

Even

the United States.

1987, Father

CAROL HAZARD

FORT BRAGG

CARL ROSS

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attend a high school seminary run by the

Father Fitzgibbons Proud Of

jan

said.

"I suggest to

ed extensively to Vietnam, Jordan, aq and El Salvador. He also went to

on behalf of the hostages there. "At some point we must make a ear judgment about what we have jpne," said Bishop Gumbleton. "I hope |e can do it not just from our perspecijve of the United States ... but also from |e perspective of the poor people on the per side of the equation." The public has been told the fbsualities were "miraculously light," :|it that's only for the United States, lid Bishop Gumblton. Estimates of aqi casualties range from 25,000 to

Iraqi soldiers

James

Catholic Boys magazine, a publication

Associate Editor

St.

Parish in Concord, travels thousands of

Holy Cross

Bishop Gumbleton Calls Persian

Father Peter Sousa, a resident of

teaching as young as 14, and had read

year in the Persian

tion point," at base

Dammam,

camp

outside of

Saudi Arabia. See Chaplain, Page 16

There, the only Redemptorist army States provides religious services and

counseling. Father Sousa says he would

army. But needed elsewhere as he continues to search for those few special individuals who are committed to pledglike to serve fulltime in the

his

work

ing their lives to the fulltime service of

God and is

His people. Carl Ross lives in Kannapolis and a parishioner of St. James in Con-

cord.

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Herald

The Pope Speaks VATICAN CITY text of

(CNS)

Pope John Paul

II 's

—

Here is the Vatican remarks in English at his

weekly general audience Jan.

Dear brothers and

The

eternal plan of God,

Church

in the

love to be his

(Eph 1:5). The Church is at once a historical institution founded by Jesus of ^ Nazareth and a mystery of communion in Christ which is called to embrace all man-

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be found

sons through Jesus Christ"

Editorial Catholic Schools

who "destined us

m _

Week

kind.

As we again mark fitting

Week,

Catholic Schools

The source of this communion is above all the "new commandment" of

it's

not only to look back at the accomplishments of

Catholic education over the years, but to look forward to what is expected to be a bright new future for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Charlotte.

The regionalization of diocesan schools Mecklenburg County

—

school board

Donoghue

— announced

rapidly

last July

by Bishop

becoming a reality.

A regional

and functioning.

Two new

in place

love the

schools are under construction and will be ready for the

other in a love which

—

for St. Gabriel's School. Hopefully, the

be settled soon and construction will resume. Plans to create a middle school to serve all seventh

life

commun-

Letters To

The

regionalization

means of making

the

and more affordable for the growing Catholic population of the diocese. More and more of the Catholics moving into the area want to send their children to Catholic schools and Bishop Donoghue schools

desires to

everyone

effective

make a

Catholic education available to

who wants

it.

In response to William Barker's letter (Jan. 3 issue) criticising

my comment

with regard to being

Volume Publisher:

Editor:

Last night on

TV,

was reported

that the

Ameri-

our country about the time illegal Mexicans were allowed into the country. And it was about that time when street people starting making their appearances in this country.

Also,

wasn't being "contentious" regarding over-

Nor was I blaming the Catholic Church. Nor did I imply it was a matter of religious conviction. The point I wanted to make was that because of the population.

who

the figures

gave on

human population or not, it does not alter the reality of them. God gave us brains. He expects us to use them. And this is the major factor sadly lacking in our country

We have been put to sleep by the welfare state.

Associate Editors: Joann Keane, Carol Hazard

And human

Hispanic Editor: Reverend Silverio Rueda

tributing to

Gene

over-population

the major factor con-

world hunger.

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when may declare contract invalid from the beginning. And though peopl sometimes speak of

this as dissolving a

marriage

Church makes declaration of nullity, saying in effect that what wa thought to be a matrimonial union really was not In other words, Webster notwithstanding, Church could not "reduce to nothing" something whic the Church with her divinely appointed authority dt it,

more accurately

the

clares never existed to begin with.

As contemporary Catholics, we must take extrei we begin to judge with worldly eyes matte

responding to

seems to support the German Bishop who suggested the Church "relax" its position regarding remarriage after divorce. She reasons that there is no real difference between a Church annulment and a civil

that rightly

practice.

Estelle

divorce, citing Webster's definition of "annul" as "to

reduce to nothing." In his Catholic Catechism, Father John Hardon, S.J., writes:

"Since marriage is a bilateral covenant, it is valid when both parties make it with adequate knowledge and freedom of will. If either positive error or lack only

Wisneski

Charlotte

Where

are the

women? fa

the Editor:

I read with amazement and dismay your recei account of 20 years of this diocese's growth an development (Jan. 10 issue). It would seem as if w have an all-male Church. Where are the women? I

have been

in this diocese for 10 years

and hav

come to know many gifted women who give their tim and significant talents generously in the service of oi Church here. Surely, you do not need to be reminded of the mi women who work at the Catholic Center in adminis tive and supportive positions. Surely you do not ro to be reminded of the many women who carry the G News into the highways and byways of this diocese works of education, health care, social services, paste ral ministry and countless other areas of service

r -

See Letters,

last letter,

seminarians

belong in the realm of the spirit. Perhaps there is the danger, given the tremendou increase in the granting of declarations of nullity recent years, especially in the United States, that a fori of "Catholic divorce" is taking place. Pope John Pai II, recognizing that danger, frequently cautions th, American tribunals to be on guard against such abus< The fact remains, however, that our Lord did promis He would be with His church "all days, even unto th end of time," so we must continue to trust in th. promise as a safeguard of orthodox teaching an

today.

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Whether Mr. Barker believes

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extend a

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Donoghue

Church's mission is always to bear witness to the lo> lov of Christ, so that the world may believe that Christ wa sent by the Father (cf. Jn 1 7:23). This love is sacrarn ne tally expressed in the Eucharist, which continu; jail renews the Church as a universal and eternal fellow ship of all who are called in God's plan to form on

three children.

Number 20

Most Reverend John

The divine love on which the Church is founde built up as a communion of believers in Christ ; also the basis of her saving mission. The essence of f th a and

annulling

and priests, they are in a very favored position to encourage celibacy as a truly desirable way of life. There are many young people out there wanting something to give them purpose and direction. And believe me, with the human population reaching 6 billion when it never should have gone beyond 500 million, this should give people plenty of

January 24, 1992

Me may be in them, and

marriage was entered, the Church

the Editor:

are privileged to serve as nuns

ews & Herald

loved

17:26).

of freedom are proved to have been present

Catholic Church's position on celibacy for those

The Cathouc

Welfare

can public gave more than $22 billion to charity. Believe me, with a national debt in the trillions, all we have left is "the shirt on our backs" as a nation. And yes, I have slaved 14 hours a day as a live-in maid at the age of 14. My father died in the coal mines when I was 2. And my mother was left widowed with

Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem.

You have

them" (Jn

visitors present at today's audience,

This mystery of trinitarian and ecclesial

and eighth grade students in the schools have been delayed because of objections by some parents. But the middle school concept is valid and will be put into

—

with which in

charitable:

Regionalization in the Charlotte area is just the beginning for the diocesan schools. Studies are being made for implementation of similar regionalization elsewhere in the diocese especially the Triad area of

all hi

one with the Fathe

for all his disciples, asking the Father that "the lov

body

suit will

place in the not-too-distant future.

The

ultimately rooted in the

schools began this

—

room space

reflected in Christ's priestly prayer that

Jn 17:21). Through his intimate communion c love with the Father and the Holy Spirit, Jesus himsel f remains the supreme model of the communion of lov which is the Church. Thus at the Last Supper he praye

Jn 13:34) which

the Blessed Trinity.

of the next school year. Additional construction will allow for increasing the enrollment of other schools

month. The need for a new or expanded Charlotte Catholic High School is being studied. Admittedly, there have been some setbacks. A suit at least filed by neighbors of St. Gabriel Church has blocked the construction of a new temporarily parish center which would have provided more class-

(cf.

to his disciples at the Last Supper.

community of Christ's disciples, remaining in his love (cf. Jn 15:9), makes up the Church, the body of Christ. Her members are united with Christ and with each

start

in the area. Registration for the area

Lord gave

(cf.

sisters,

origin of the

15.

ion

disciples might be one, even as he

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The Catholic News

1992

The

Editor's By BOB

Light

Notebook

GATELY

funny how things often happen at opportune times. A few days ago while I was working on this Catholic Schools Week issue of The tholic News & Herald, I received a phone call from an old college friend who for 3 past several years has been working for a Los Angeles newspaper. It's at least a dozen years since I've heard from him and probably more than 20 since I've seen him. We spent several minutes catching up and making tentative plans to get together if Dave does get to make a planned trip to North Carolina. But after that, most of the conversation consisted of Dave expounding on the glories of the schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It seems his children by his have second marriage both now in their teens received all of their education in Catholic schools. who is Jewish Dave admits that part of the reason is the sorry state of the public schools in Los Angeles. But, also says he wants his kids to get a quality education and he knows they are getting

It's

—

Dave's opinion of the education his younger children are receiving in Los His sons in yetteville received a good enough education that one went to Harvard and the ler, as best I can recall, to Vanderbilt.

we are once again featuring a column by a representative of the North Lutheran/Roman Catholic Covenant Committee. The columnist is Pastor lmer Miller of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Lenoir who chairs the EcumeniAffairs Committee of the Lutheran Synod of North Carolina. I think you'll find column interesting. The covenant committee is meeting early next month in Greensboro and I expect vill decide to continue these columns which also appear in the NC Catholic and e North Carolina Lutheran. We have been alternating between Lutheran and ttholic writers. I believe the next one will be Fathr George Kloster, pastor of St. ichael in Gastonia and director of ecumenical affairs for the Diocese of Charlotte. Committee members also will be making plans for the first anniversary of the ;ning of the covenant on Pentecost of last year. We'll be keeping you posted on This week,

irolina

;

plans.

The major plan being considered calls for a series of regional conferences around what is being done by local parishes and to encourage them to operate with each other in implementing the covenant signed by Bishop Donoghue, shop Joseph Gossman of the Diocese of Raleigh and then-Bishop Michael state to learn

:Daniel of the Lutheran Synod.

newspaper have indicated much always room for more.

stories in recent issues of this

Where Does The Church Stand

being done

FATHER JOHN CATOIR

40th anniversary of weekly television broadcasting. runs in TV history.

honor of the Christophers'

We are having one of the longest

During my 14 years as the host of our program, which is called Christopher Closeup, I've enjoyed interviewing many fascinating quests. Jane Pauley, the NBC Network News anchor and former co-host of the Today Show, provided one of the more memorable visits. It's always fun putting a professional interviewer in the hot seat, where they have to answer questions instead of asking them. She explained when I asked her how she landed her job on the Today Show: "I started in TV right out of college and people didn't take me terribly seriously; I was a nobody from Indianapolis. But eventually I managed to get a job doing on-camera work in Chicago. It was from there that NBC in New York called me to do the Today

Show." Father Catoir: Tell us about the time the Today

Show

visited the Vatican. I remember as we were waiting for the morning, they showed us the Sistine Chapel. I was raised a Protestant, my executive producer is Jewish. Willard Scott is a Southern Baptist, and Bryant Gumble is a Catholic, in fact he was an altar boy. But the diversity we represented vanished when we found ourselves in the presence of a great man like the pope. The day before, Bryant had told me he was taking some pictures of his children with him for the pope to bless. Before leaving in the morning, not knowing exactly what the tradition was, I decided to put a picture of my twins in my pocketboook. That morning Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass for us and afterward he greeted each of us individually. When he comes by he holds your hand and looks into your eyes and for that split second he's totally with you. I'm usually pretty cool, calm and collected. I wasn't even nervous at my own weddding. But that morning, my knees buckled. I just didn't have the courage to show him the picture. It didn't seem to be

Pauley:

pope

was a wonderful experience.

to arrive very early in the

the right time.

Father Catoir: Oh, that's too bad. Pauley: Luckily,

we had a second meeting later in the trip. I knew I wouldn't get

my hand and trembled. At that can tell you I was not Jane Pauley of NBC News and I wasn't aware of a camera anywhere. I was just a nervous mother. The pope smiled and blessed the picture of my twins. I was profoundly grateful. One of the things we try to do on Christopher Closeup is reach out to people of all faiths and people of no particular faith. Jane Pauley helped us achieve that goal. (For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, Television and You, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48 St., New York, another chance, so

point,

held the picture of my children in

N.Y. 10017.)

Father John Catoir

'In Vitro'

Heni'c!

One Candle

the second in a series of columns I'm doing in

—

lgeles really speaks well for the quality of Catholic schools.

the parish level but there is

—

He figures they are much better prepared for the future than his sons from his first image who went through the public schools in Fayetteville where Dave and his st wife lived for a few years after his tour in the Army.

This

director of The Christophers.

Fertilization?

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN Q. Would you please explain the Church's stand on "in vitro" fertilization?

bringing into existence a

new human

life.

Itilization is

Heterologous fertilization, of course, brings in the additional questions of marriage fidelity and parental identity and responsibility. But even if the fertilization is homologous (husband and wife providing the cells for the new life of their child), it deprives human procreation of the dignity which

lild

lennsylvania) first to be clear on what we're talking about. "In vitro" one of the methods now technologically possible for conceiving a without sexual relations between a man and woman. In this case, the gametes (woman's ovum and the male sperm) are united and conception occurs in a test tube in which also the first stages of growth of the new

It is

important

human

life

take place.

for continuing development.

Such

I k I

I I I

fertilization is called

gametes come from people

who

heterologous

the

Homologous fertilization means that the reproduccells come from a husband and wife married to each

other.

"In vitro," literally "in glass," fertilization iered entirely

are not married to each

other. tive

morally unacceptable by the Church, basically for

con-

at least three

'isons.

from the time the ovum is fertilized a new separate human life has begun own growth and dignity. Commercial, scientific and other procedures performed on lives begun "in vitro" violate the respect and physical and

First, jj

hich has its jen

ritual

reverence

owed

to these lives.

Second, "in vitro" fertilizing usually means that a number of zygotes (fertilized

And

human

seen as a subversion of the fenity and unity of marriage, and of the integrity of natural and necessary parental tetionships with children as they come into the world. third, this

process for initiating

life is

This aspect of the moral character of "in vitro" fertilization may seem less sigible, but it is an important and profound one. In the tradition and teaching of the urch, sexual relations in the context of married love is the only setting worthy of

fullest

says of this procedure, "In conformity with the traditional doctrine relating to

Church remains opposed from the moral point of view to homologous 'in vitro' fertilization. Such fertilization is in itself illicit and in opposition to the dignity of procreation and of the conjugal

the goods of marriage and the dignity of the person, the

union" (11,5). Perhaps it needs to be clearly said that when "in vitro' or any other kind of artificial human fertilization does happen, the resulting life is no less human and no less to be accepted and cared for with love. This of course underlies the first and second points I made above. For those of us who were raised when there was only one way for a baby to be conceived and carried to term in the womb of its own mother, it comes as a surprise to know that today there are at least 30 different combinations of methods all this can happen.

And

each has

its

own

array of religious and

human, and therefore moral,

questions.

p) are produced, all but one of which are simply allowed to die and be discarded, l is also is an immoral deliberate destruction of new human life. I

it.

and most current explanation of the Church's teaching on these matters is the March 1987 "Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation," issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the

The

Faith.

Soon this new pre-embryo is transferred to another environment, usually the mother's (or another woman's)

womb

proper and natural to

It is a continuing and monumental challenge for the Church, or anyone else, to address these technological developments honestly and at the same time remain

faithful to those values

hold so sacred about

human

life

and relationships.

(A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about baptism requirements and sponsors is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to

Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St.,Bloomington, 111. 61 701 Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.) Copyright © 7992 by Catholic News Service

tholic

News

Lutheran

Herald

January 24, 1992

Comments On

Unity

By PASTOR GILMER MILLER Growing up in Salisbury, N.C., I often went by the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, the only Roman Catholic Church in town. The statue in front of the church always intrigued me. I wondered what went on behind the stone walls of that church. But I never found out. You see, I was in high school and none of my friends were members of the Catholic Church and there weren't any opportunities to become acquainted with the folks there. At least, not for this Lutheran boy in those preVatican

days of the

late '50s.

Roman Catholic Church, St. James Episcopal Church and St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Lenoir had a combined Vacation Bible School for the third year. It was held at St. Stephen's, where I am pastor. On the last night of the school, several members of St. Francis who had served as teachers for the week asked if I would explain our worship space. The conversation continued for some time as we spoke of how similar our worship is and how few differences we have. Working together in a Vacation Bible School opened some doors that had been closed and we felt that we shared a common faith. More than 30 years separate these two vignettes. But there is more than time separating them. In the last 30 years, the Spirit of God has been at work in our world opening more than one door. The Spirit has involved a multitude of persons in the work of Christian unity on many different levels of the Church. Reflecting on the world of the Spirit among our Roman Catholic and Lutheran parishes and people in North Carolina is something we need to do from time to time. In day-to-day workings, we often take for granted what is happening. Our daily routines become of paramount importance for us. The pebble in my left shoe preoccupies me totally until I remove it. On Pentecost, 1 99 1 the Roman Catholic dioceses of Charlotte and Raleigh, and the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America entered officially into a covenant relationship. This covenant acknowledged our common faith and the call to make the unity for which Christ prayed more visible among us. Through prayer, joint worship services, shared study of God's Word, and efforts to work together in significant ways on the levels of both our parishes and our synod/ dioceses, we have embarked upon a journey which will bring us closer together in faith which we hold in common. Early in the process of working on the covenant, a Covenant Committee was appointed by the three bishops. One of the purposes of this committee is to lead our dioceses and synod in actualizing the covenant. As the members of this committee have met together during the past year, we have come to appreciate the gifts each person brings from his or her tradition. At the first meeting of the Covenant Committee, Bishop Gossman commented that "strangers seldom do significant things together." Perhaps the process of making strangers into friends is one of the most valuable effects of what is happening across our state as a result of the covenant relationships that are forming between Roman Catholics and Lutherans. Reports keep coming in about groups that are meeting together, and sharing meals, worship and study. And as these groups meet and share, people are finding that we are no longer strangers, but friends. As I reflect upon the relationships that are forming in North Carolina, I feel certain that God's hand is very strongly upon us, guiding and leading us into a new day for His Church. It is my prayer that children growing up in 1991 might not have to wonder what is going on in that Lutheran or Roman Catholic Church down the street. It is my prayer that we, Lutheran and Roman Catholic, will provide opportunity for opening up our churches not only to each other but also to the Spirit of God at work among us. Rev. Gilmer Miller is chairman of the North Carolina Synod, ELCA, Ecumenical Affairs Committee and a member of the Lutheran!Roman Catholic Covenant Last summer,

St.

Francis of Assisi

Father Ray Berg

Thomas.

occurred 450 years ago, Martin Luther s split with the Roman Catholic Church '

wouldn t have been necessary, said Rev Richard Little, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church in Charlotte. Taking the thought a step further, '

without them.

congratulate the diocese on

20th anniversary and thank all

its

who have

brought us to this moment. My prayer is that the next decade will bring us to appreciate the contributions of the

all

the

enant agreement between

St.

Thomas

Aquinas and Advent Lutheran. The convenant signing was planned in conjunction with the

Week of Prayer

for Christian Unity, January 18-25.

After inviting Rev. Little to join

him

at the pulpit

Father

Ray Berg

home

the

during the homily,

not what Jesus called us to do,"

same

spiri-

Spirit," said

the miracle of the gift of wis-

word of our ears telling us we should be together. With world conditions being what they are today, we can't afford ing through us, whispering a

Bishop of Charleston

said that even within churcl

wisdom

God's the glue,

...

the

that holds us all together."

Father Berg, picking up on thi theme, said factions had existed withii the Church from the very beginning "The same Gospel is proclaimed b; everyone, but we don't all hear it same way," he said. "And yet, even w lots of different understandings and terpretations,

God

these divisions.

do things

The

It's

greater than

okay for people |

differently." gifts

of the Holy Spirit

accepts them, said Father Berg. Althoug:

dom The power of the Holy Spirit work-

Most Rev. David B. Thompson

sai<

have a measure o

meaning of the land-

workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone." He said, "What we are seeing here is

all

available to everyone, but not everyon

different

today

"We

Corinthians 12:4) to

tual gifts, but the

Sincerely yours,

Little.

people disagree. "But Jesus died fo everyone. That's the message; that's th

referred to the Scrip-

Father Berg. "There are different forms of service, but the same Lord. There are

Charlotte's gracious Bishops.

old divi

with everyone claiming to have the truth'

Good News

day, Dec. 18 in celebration of a cov-

felt the

corner. "Being constantly separat

ment

Catholic Church Satur-

the gifts can fade away, three qualitie remain constant, he said. The qualitie are faith, hope and love. Rev. Little responding by saying "That's why we're here tonight. We'r here to express our love." In preparation for the covenant sigr ing, Father Berg said, "A covenant is sacred thing; a sacred solemn agree ment. We're about to enter into an evei lasting covenant in agreement with our bishops." "The Lord is in agreement, too, said Rev. Little.

The signing wiped away 450

anymore."

yeai

of animosity. While the two pastoi

Dear Bishop Donoghue: To you, Bishop Michael Begley, and the religious and faithful of the Diocese of Charlotte,

offer felicita-

you celebrate the twentieth an-

niversary of the diocese's foundation in

1972.

Covenant Highlights Highlights of the covenant agreement between Lutheran:

the

reach out

same Church

now

warm

affection and admiration to our offspring at Charlotte.

Congratulations, Bishop Donoghue,

St.

Thomas Aquinas and Advent

— To continue pray each other churches. — To worship and pray together — To on Word of God shared study programs and provide understand and appreciate each and — To communicate and work together of common — To continue cooperate programs which encourage Christian of and peace. — To promote bring congregations — To Covenant Committee of Roman Catholic and Lutheran persons and clergy covenant. — To annually review and reaffirm covenant, and annually in the respective

for

in joint services.

the

reflect

For more than a century, from 1820 to 1 924, all of North Carolina was united with South Carolina in what was then the Diocese of Charleston. We have "a I

•

He noted that churches of varyinj denominations are found on every stree

Rev. Little's remarks were made prior to an afternoon service at St. Tho-

mas Aquinas

and every best wish for God's blessings upon you and your people now in the days to come. It is most satisfying to have such a strong neighbor in the faith; it is so pleasant to have warm friends in

Little said

Catholic Church.

Congratulations

members of

ture

truth."

Catholic priest, because

to fight

family, and

MARION CARDOZA

were caused by basic human naAp which says, "I want to be rightjT

man

by Luther had been addressed and the clergyman saw no reason to stay separated from the

Charlotte

past" as

Rev.

divisive issues raised

women without needing to be reminded. Sister Veronica Grover, SHCJ

tions as

L:i

sions

Rev.

"There are different kinds of

The Church in Charlotte would

and Pastor Richard

Photo by

knew of at least one Lutheran pastor who had become a RoPastor Little said he

can we celebrate a 20th anniversary without some recognition of their is

St.

mark agreement.

How

in Charlotte

By MARION CARDOZA CHARLOTTE — If Vatican II had

drive

Thomas Aquinas Church

Sign Covenant Agreement

ture reading (1

not be where

St.

Catholic, Lutheran Parishes

Committee.

Letters (From Page

churches during a Mass Jan. 19 at

service?

(1)

of Advent Lutheran Church embrace after signing a covenant agreement between the twc

opportunities to

other's heritage

in areas

principles

beliefs.

ministry.

justice

social activities to

the

together.

establish a

lay

that will lead in actualizing this this

two congregations.

report

to the

embraced, the congregation gave a Ion round of applause. Following the service, everyone w£ invited to a chili dinner at Advei Lutheran Chruch prepared by membei of that congregation. "The most important thing

is th

coming together," said Lutheran sem nary student Diane Amidon at the dii ner. "This is what Jesus wanted ... thi we should all be one. While we ma never be one administrative body, it not necessary." The next goal should t the sharing of the Lord's supper,

said.

Marion Cardoza lives in Waxha and is a member of Our Lady ofLourdt Parish

Monroe.

H m

T 24, 1992

l iuary

McGuinness Student Tells Vhy He Chose Catholic School lishop By

—

have cho-

Catholic education because of small qualified teachers, high stan-

isses,

ds of academics and, most important

all, a Christian atmosphere. Because of the relatively small sizes ttour classes, we get a lot of personal Mention from teachers, many of whom me master's degrees. Recently, I asked |]

pre-calculus teacher

l)blem.

sat

wwed me how prised

I as

—

at the

Some

Shoot

Let's

Hoops...

MARK ALMOND

WINSTON-SALEM i

& H

The Catholic News

down do

how

work

right then it.

was

and

really

time but realized where

Bishop McGuinness

Memo-

High School. Ij Bishop McGuinness, a 250-student diiool in the heart of Winston-Salem, is College preparatory school. Honors 1 advanced placement classes are of6 sd, many of which are college courses. By coming to Bishop McGuinness, II

it,

this

school wouldn't be as excit-

ing as

it is.

Yes, there are late nights with

out

athletics

but

k ng the best he can

be.

My class of 56

and maintain outstanding high aver-

means

Christian atmosphere

re-

spect for each other, the faculty and school. This respect, learned from

parents in our Christian home, has been carried over into Bishop

McGuinness.

begin our day with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Most classes also begin with a prayer.

celebrate

once a month. A chaplain is at the school one and a half days a week, and he is available anytime by

Mass

at least

request. If

had

choose between Catholic

education and what

offered in the

would not hesitate to choose Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School. local public school,

Mark Almond

ildents has 16 with a 4.0 grade point

:rage; to me that's competition. With-

and extracurricular activities, do our studies

find the time to

ages.

l:h student accepts responsibility of

a senior at Bishop

McGuinness Memorial High School.

down and the girlfriend finds the man of her dreams (Dean Jones). Directed by

NEW YORK (CNS)— The follow-

home videocassette reviews from 1 U.S. Catholic Conference Office for In and Broadcasting. I Each videocassette is available on ItS format. Theatrical movies on video I'e a U.S. Catholic Conference classilition and Motion Picture Associa||

are

of America rating.

[ny I

Wednesday"

(1966)

good husband six days of week but Wednesday is reserved for

flbards) is a

I'e

woman

—

Youth takes a shot at the annual basketball Free Throw Competition sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of the Asheville area. Boys and girls 10-14 competed in the gym of Asheville Catholic

Community School.

(Jane Fonda) until his

(Rosemary Murphy) forces a show-

TIM REID

"Easy Rider" (1969)

Two drifters (Peter Fonda and Denwad of cash from a drug transaction, motorcycle through the Southwest, encountering a disparate variety of Americans (standout is Jack Nicholson as a small-town lawyer), on their way to a tragic end in New Orleans. Also directed by Hopper, the journey may lead nowhere but the beauty of the

'Manufacturers of Metal Working Components'

natural landscape provides a lyrical context for this excursion

through the

troubled byways of contemporary American life. Thoughtful and provocative, it is marred by some graphic violence, a foggy mixture of sex and religion and a benign view of drugs. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R re-

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rough mining town whose sheriff (Walter Pigeon) wants to hang the bandit and marry her. Directed by Norman Z. Leonard, the creaky melodramatic plot is helped by a bizarre assortment of characters, though the Sigmund Rohmberg/Gus Kahn songs are entirely forgettable. Old-fashioned escapist fare with well-intentioned ethnic stereotypes.

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— morally —

offen-

The Motion Picture Association America rating is R restricted.

sive.

(MCA/Universal, rental)

"The Parent Trap" (1961) Identical twins (Hayley Mills),

by parents(Maureen split up

O'Hara and Brian Keith) who

shortly after their birth, only learn of each other' s existence at boarding school where they concoct an elaborate scheme to get mom and dad back together again. Directed by David Swift, it's a typical sentimental Disney family comedy, with parents having the IQ of domestic pets and being no match for their precocious offspring. Still, it's genial and mostly heartwarming with good acting thrown in for good measure. The U.S. Catholic

—

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Motion Picture Association America. (Disney, $19.95)

U.S. Catholic Conference classi-

fication

outfitters for

movies of yesteryear. Excessive violence, uncritical portrayal better gangster

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communication

Many parents and their teen-age children work daily to get along and understand each other. Others, however, give up the struggle and hope that those years will pass and a necessary separation of will come about. In either case, entering the minds of teen-agers to find out just what is wanted by them is very hard to do. We often hear about high-school students who get along well with a particular teacher who praises their work and lauds their friendliness. At the same time, the students behave in an insolent and uncooperative manner

ways

home.

vidual with feelings and needs that various behaviors emerge. One pattern that is frequently seen among teen-agers is that of the rebel. I

recall a high-school girl

who was actually a pretty good student who was rarely in trouble. Yet she consistently chose to startle her parents. Her choices

of friends, her style of dressing, even her exceshunger among teen-agers to sive interest in religion be listened to. What Is seemed calculated to inconsistent, however, Is that shock her parents.

"There seems to be a strong

Often parents

—

and

teens as well feel like they are two different per-

sons between

home and

The parents were frequently caught off balthey have to return the favor ance by what was hapto their parents and family." pening. But to me, an inthey don't always

school. The difference some-

the degree to which the teen-agers are affirmed, supported and allowed to express themselves. There seems to be a strong hunger among teen-agers to be listened to. What is inconsistent, however, is that they don't always know that they have to return the favor to their parents and fami-

times

is acceptance. It is precisely because of this desire to be known as an indi-

lies in

know that

terested outsider, there

lies.

A high-school student may storm out of the room saying,

"No one ever wants to hear my opinion, " when that same young

personmaybe guilty of refusing to listen to others.

Perhaps the key to the teen-age mind

FAITH IN THE

How is "I

let

criticize

appeared to be an almost purposeful plan to challenge her mother and father to accept her for what she was. If they could still love her in her rebellious state, then she knew that she would always be

ciated with other "good" kids.

More than once, the college-age students have admitted that they spent much of their time trying to win their parents' approval. But behaving so well doesn't always bring love, and so at college some of these youngsters are still trying to find parental acceptance. Obviously, not all rebels and certainly all of the well-behaved high-school kids, fit into the schema I've just described. Virtually all teen-agers, however, desire and desperately need acceptance Only when that is present can real communication even be considered. In a setting where there is an unconditional acceptance, the teen-ager can

not

loved.

On the opposite end of the spectrum the teen-ager who tries to do everything just right. In my work with college students, I often see young adults who were these "perfect" kids in high school. They excelled in class, participated in ex is

tracurricular activities

and often asso-

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possible to surmount obstacles in parent-teen relationships?

them know

I'm their friend.

or judge them."

— Sherry

stress open communication. Scottsdale, Ariz.

let

them know

am there

to listen to

them and give

advice, not to

—

"My son is having a hard time with school. It creates tensions between us. just goes from a C to a C+. We don't like to punish, but rather to negotiate."

try to

pray every day.

try to praise

— Aldina Copeland, Denver, Colo.

"Sometimes there are things

my explaining

better

point of view

life

that

and my

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him, even

boyfriend, girlfriend problems, for example. The key parents can't relate to Amy Harbison, Glen Dale, W.Va. parents really stopping and listening."

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"Encourage open dialogue as best you can. Teens should not shut their parents out. They should try and share the difficulties and pressures they are dealing with that the parents maybe aren't aware of. Another big help is plugging into Christian education programs in your parish because these issues are coming up all the time." Scott Chisholm, Richmond, Va.

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Authentic communication with tee* agers has to go beyond the giving an' tSo receiving of information. In fact, tht type of conversing pales in compariso with the sharing of what makes persoi think and behave the way they do. Questions like "What did you do t s day?" or "Who did you see at the game are easy to ask, but they often come acroii as unnecessary meddling into the teei ager's affairs. When parents can shai^i, their own hopes and fears and actual listen to those of their children, they ai tapping into the greatest resource th the possibility the young have to dreaming dreams and developing ideal' There is no question that teen-age i

Ike

ilay

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being honest all the time because that avoids most of the problems. You can't hide from your problems or Kelli Meyer, Greensburg, Ind. they just get worse. And most of the problems come from not being honest."

"The best solution

explore his or her dreams and begin communicate them with others. Todd, an athletic young man, stoppe by one day to tell me that he had man dreams of what he wanted to do with hi life. His hopes were to work with chi dren, and even more, to write children literature. Fortunately, he had receive some support from his parents. Had i not, the dreams might have died on til vine long before they could ever be nu

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door slammed in the face, jaweaking silence and a barely concealed fh of boredom are forms of communition between parents and teen-agers at are overused and too often accepted

narrow range

letting your teen overhear a conversa-

of effectiveness."

allel

the inevitable cost of growing up.

can teens communicate with Sometimes the answer to summed up in one word: "care-

eir parents?

at is

name-calling, humiliating the teen in front of friends or family, and threatening never to speak to the child again. Indirect conversations are another

Instead, he suggests "the art of parconversation and indirect convers ation" to open communication between teens and parents. You know what a parallel conversation is: You and your son or daughter are walking somewhere and you're not talking about anything. Out of the blue your teen mentions a problem at school or a knotty conflict with a friend.

How

the therapist-patient model and applied to the family situation. But he cautions that except in times of crisis, such "therapy-like communication just doesn't feel real and has a

ly."

To keep the conversation going, Taffel

Teens struggle with their growing eds for privacy, independence and jponsibility. Knowing the boundaries what to keep private, what decisions make without parental guidance and w to be self-reliant without shutting sir parents out can be daunting.

suggests three things: "Don't name the Don't say, "You must

child's feelings." feel sad."

Instead, "ask specific, action-oriented questions such as: Who was there? What happened next?" Third, "Don't hold yourself back respond." Give an honest response to the situation. React emotionally if that

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tricky talking to teen-agers, and ckier still getting them to confide in u, but it can be done. "There is no right way of talking to Is," says RonTaffel, director of family d couples treatment at the Institute Contemporary Psychotherapy in New rk City, in "The Secret of Getting is to Talk" (McCalls, December 1991). iHe notes that much popular advice I getting kids to open up is based on It's

When I All

how you

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idols to

Castelot

the meat was sacrificed

"Every family

member

teen-ager, adult

stetrician.

—

— can

child,

freely

express himself or herself and

Later, as teen-agers, their cries for |«ntion, for communication, are often t as inarticulate, but we ignore them |everyone's detriment.

expect to be listened to seriously. But

when

this conflicts with the

rights of the family as such,

At every age people expect to be lis|ied to and taken seriously. Scripture offers practical examples of

sort of give-and-take Is

But since this

expression.

whom

actually were non-entities, s© the meat had been offered to no one. It was morally neutral.

Service

litest at the none-too-gentle slap of the

some

demanded."

However, others did not have such well-informed consciences and were scandalized by this free expression of conscience by fellow Christians. Both parties had a perfect right to express themselves, but the result was conflict, tension. Paul had to resolve this conflict and, in so doing, gave a practical

la human right, the biblical authors laply assume it; they feel little need to Iplain or justify it. It was the practice in Corinth, for Ittance, for butchers to buy meat left

the pagan temple sacrifices and Some Christians saw no problem sh buying the meat. They realized the

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crisis. Hitting below the belt, however, would include a physical confrontation,

people have the right to be heard,

Jk use of free

Kids need to know you

"Don't shield kids from your emotions disappointment, sadness, anger," says Taffel even if communication has broken down and there is a

Id most people begin to use it just lxmds after birth when they howl in •

feel.

care.

it.

principle for exercising the right in-

OOD FOR THOUGHT a

parents and teens, numerous

Often parents fear teens will make wrong decisions about choolwork, drugs, sex. Parents fear they can't protect teens from harmful mistakes. Unfortunately, what can happen is that the fear itself reigns supreme. All that gets ommunicated is the fear. The real communication and the agreements needed etween parents and teens on these serious matters get blocked. Lack of truthfulness past or present can cloud communication. Of course, trust has been broken, it can be rebuilt. But both teens and parents need to realize lis will take work and time. Misunderstanding can lead to a communication breakdown. Often this occurs hen parents and teens don't articulate clearly or don't listen attentively to what is

communicate. Taffel mentions

tion with a spouse or friend that imparts information you want the teen to

know. Watching a TV program and discussing it can be a form of indirect conversation. Finally, parents can write a short letter and leave it on the teen's bed without ever mentioning it. "Ironically," says Taffel, "the sign that

a conversation has worked is that simply goes on." Another important aspect of

(Linda Rome is a freelance writer in Mentor, Ohio.)

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communication is listening. It can be difficult when your teen is shouting "You don't care about me." But parents need to stay calm and try to find out

what

really both-

ering the teen.

NINELINE, the hotline of Covenant House, whose work among young people is well known, has guidelines that say, "Never imply your teen-ager's feelings don't matter or that they'll change. Teens live in the present. It doesn't help them to know they'll

factor.

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dually

is said in a conversation. Confusion, too, is a factor in communication breakdowns confusion, for xample, about "who" one's rapidly changing teen-ager really is. Frequently parents sense that their teen is "turning out" quite differently than they xpected. And that just proves that communication is essential if parents and teens re ever to know each other well.

To communicate e removed.

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effectively,

volved: there is no I such thing as absolute freedom of expression. One person's rights are conditioned, limited, by the equal rights of others. Paul acknowledges that both parties are within their rights. But a higher law intervenes: the rights of the community as such, the common good. Paul's solution gives priority to the rights of others: "Therefore, if meat causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to sin" (1 Corinthians 8:11,13). The peace of the community is that important!

Paul does not deny the right

however, a few communication blocks

may need to

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

FURTHER NOURISHMENT Helping Teens Care shares the experiences of 17 diverse families and how they handled difficult times

to free-

during their children's teen years.

dom of expression, but points out it must

James McGinnis,

be used responsibly, as all rights must. I can insist on my point of view, but if that causes tension in the community

This is true of any community, including the family. Every family member child, teen-ager, adult can freely express him- or herself and expect

—

to be listened to seriously. conflicts

But when this

with the rights of the family as

some sort of give-and-take is demanded. The letter to the Galatians is Paul's such,

charter of Christian freedom. In it he writes: "For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' But if you go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another" (Galatians 5:14-15). The freedom to speak and the obligation to listen must be used responsibly in order to avoid destroying communication completely. (Father John J. Castelot is a Scripture scholar, teacher and lecturer.)

the book's editor,

parents and other nurturers of teens who want a sense of hope that they can make it through. Included are suggestions for sharing values creatively. Parents Jim and Susan Vogt write: "What many stories in this book reveal ... is a change rather than a lessening of energy demands" as children become teenagers. "Younger children often drain us physically, while our teens drain us psychically.... It's a transition from 'doing for' to 'presence and availability"' with one's teens. (Crossroad

says

must compromise.

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When communication breaks down between dors may be involved. Fear

self-expression leads to conflict

By Father John Catholic

way

soon feel differently." Acknowledging a person's feelings can be as simple as a hand on the shoulder or sitting down quietly with that all important listening ear. In many ways communication between teens and parents is like any good communication: Try not to judge each other, respect your differences and remember the reason you're trying to communicate is because you love each other.

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Key To

Fight Against Abortion

By BISHOP JOHN

DONOGHUE

By DR. MICHAEL SKUBE

whole generation of people can be born into the world. In that time, the oldest would stand posed on the threshold of adulthood. The youngest, the most vulnerable, would touch our emotions and evoke

What can happen

in 19 years? In 19 years, a

our nurturing instincts. A lot can happen to a life in 19 years. But for literally millions of American children there is no record of their birth or growth into maturity. These children have

been the innocent victims of abortion. For 19 years, since 1973, the United States Supreme Court has upheld the decision of a court case known as Roe vs. Wade. On the basis of this case, the court overturned the laws which outlawed abortion. And while some ground has been gained in trying to get the court to reverse itself, the fact remains that even with a reversal some states may still allow abortions. What can we do to make an effective change? What can we do to save lives? In a recent Christopher News Notes, Father John Catoir suggests that changing the popular opinion of the American people can have a strong influence on whether abortion remains legal or not. That's a good point. The more people who believe abortion ^/Ib^ is not the answer, the less likely it will be considered an option. F' rst an(4 foremost, we must get our facts straight. For instance. HHHj the majority of Americans believe that 20 percent of abortions performed annually are on women who have suffered the pain and humiliation of rape or incest. Fact: Less than 1 percent of abortions are done for such reasons. Almost half of all Americans think there are less than 500,000 abortions performed a year in the United States. Fact: 1 .6 million abortions are performed annually. Add to that abortions performed in other countries and the total amounts

some 40

million a year.

Pro-abortionists argue that the world doesn't want or need

Two

"unwanted" children.

million American couples are on agency waiting

lists to adopt a child. arguments strongly favor a pro-life stand. While polls* show that 67 percent of Americans favored laws that require parental consent the fact is almost a third of all abortions performed are on teenagers and generally without parental knowledge and/or consent. Pro-abortionists argue that abortion is being supported by the majority of American people. The same opinion polls revealed that 87 percent of Americans favor laws that would require giving information on alternatives to abortion before an abortion could be performed. Ninety-three percent of Americans would like to see more restrictions placed on abortion than currently exist. Armed with such information, pro-lifers can make a solid case that Americans favor alternatives to abortion. But the work of pro-lifers does not end there. Here are just a few other ways we can make a difference in saving the lives of the unborn: Support the agencies and groups offering alternatives to abortion. Do not be afraid to show strong moral covictions to the issue. Contact legislators about strengthening the restrictions on abortions. Make an effort to educate others, especially young people, about the abortion

Fact:

In the cases of opinion, the

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what Catholic schools can and do offer students, are an asset to the community. Join us during Catholic schools week, Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 as we celebrate education that goes beyond preparation for a secular life. It prepares students for a Christian life. The week also observes the high standards of excellence and the quality of, parents and parishioners; and

and present

pro-life cases in

ways

that appeal to those

who do not

Remember, the immediate goal is to save lives. unborn and for those who can save the unborn. American Catholics can be proud of their involvement in the fight for life. But the time for resting on our laurels is in the distant future. Remember the words of Cardinal John O'Connor who said, "We have not ... broadly disseminated our belief that every human life is sacred because it's made in the image and likeness of Almighty God, and that our concern for the unborn flows from this fundamental belief. If this is to change, and with its hearts of all people of good will, we will have to improve our means of educating people." *Statistics: Wirthlin Group polls; Alan Guttmacher Institute. share

all

convictions.

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Crosswinds

Crosswinds is a series ofoccasional columns written by staff members of Catholic Social Services about their experiences. In order to protect client confidentiality, the staff members are not identified.

There are moments in life that stand out as extraordinary within the ordinary humdrum of daily living. Such a mo-

ment was encountered unexpectedly through my day to day work at CSS.

a nun,

operative:

sixth sense

"Where

is this

often

person with

God?" But I must admit that the thought was not high in my awareness when James' office visits became predictable, not just that he wanted a dollar or two, but that he would show up again!

Thinking

knew James,

was totally surprised to receive a call from a !ocal hospital informing me that James that

had requested

education available to

come

to the hospital as

students in our schools.

certainly fits well for all of the, 15 schools in the diocese. Since 1989, hundreds of additional families and students have "discovered" what Catholic schools have to offer and have decided they want to be part of it.

(Hjr\

Enrollment has increased from 4,403 to 4,873 during this period In the United States, Catholic schools educate 2.5 million| students. There are 8,600 Catholic elementary and secondary schools across the country. In our diocese, there are 13 elementary and 2 secondary schools, with an additional elementary school of 500-plus-capacity being built. Catholic preschool enrollment in America grew by 220 percent between 19: and 1 99 1 Six of our schools offer preschool Lack of space accounts for the inability

to offer preschool in all schools.

In our diocese, students receive values-added education.

education rich in Christian values

Educational excellence.

was invited into the room to be with the baby. James spoke first and said, "I want you to help our baby go to God ... She needs to be baptized." In response, I prayed over the baby and baptized her. I then prayed for the baby and God's will for her. The parents seemed to find some comfort in this after

for

watching their infant struggle so

life.

Two

baby died, and because the parents were unchurched, they asked me to help them and provide the funeral service. I took the request days

later, the

offer an

why we

exist.

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Designated Minor Basilica NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) — The designation of Sacred Heart Church on the

campus of

the University of Notre

Dame as a minor basilica is an acknowledgment of the church community's efforts to "help people live out their faith actively,

day

to day,"

according to

the university's president.

world.

made

comment

the

conference

at a Jan.

that's not just

on footba

part of the Evansville Diocese.

17 press

which Bishop John M.

D'Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend announced the designation. The university is located in

"And

weekends!" he added. Now to be called Sacred Heart Basilica, the building becomes the 32nd minor basilica in the United States and the second in Indiana, after the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Vincennes, Ind

Holy Cross Father Edward Malloy

Bishop D'Arcy's dio-

;

Holy Cross Father Daniel Jenky

"This distinct honor recognizes the

minor

basilica,

Sacred Heart would

ceive a plaque of the papal seal to

fofe

placed above the main entry, a small

hq eye

ceremonial bell specifically for basili- tti is an ancient

symbol of papal

authority.

He said jokingly that some concern

Dame,

has already risen over the umbrella be-

for our

own Diocese of Fort WayneSouth Bend and, we may say without

cause its color scheme includes stripes which, though originally the colors

any exaggeration, for the Catholic Church in the United States and, indeed, around the world," the bishop said. He said the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments grants the title of minor basilica to churches that have "historical significance but also pastoral vitality" and service beyond the local area. Sacred Heart has been the center of worship at Notre Dame for more than

the

generations of students at Notre

120 years.

It is

also a parish church for

Bishop D'Arcy Sunday liturgies are

Roman

major football

The

rival

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secrated the building in 1888. Its standing-room capacity is ap proximately 1,500 people; its sanctuarj can hold 75 concelebrants.

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Celebration Focuses

Cing

And

$eing Black By JOANN

Catholic

KEANE

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Diocese of anniversary of

Biarlotte celebrated the

Martin Luther King,

Jr.'s

1th a day-long series of

birthday

workshops

klminating with a liturgical celebra|n, led by Bishop John F.

Donoghue.

Nearly 1 50 people turned out for the yiebration at Our Lady of Consolation liurch

on Jan.

Sponsored by the

18.

jncesan Office of African-American I fairs, the group spent the

day

semi-

focusing on the affirmation of be-

|rs,

black and Catholic, and the ability to

Iderstand African- American culture as â&#x20AC;˘11

as faith traditions.

a Benedictine Monk of St. Meinrad Archabbey, and professor of Church history at St. Meinrad School of Theology. He is the author of articles on monastic history, black Catholic history and black spirituality, and of a high school textbook on Church history. Father Davis is a founding member of the National Black Clergy Caucus, and contributed to the preliminary drafts for Brothers and Sisters to Us, the pastoral letter of the U.S. Catholic Bishops and What We Have Seen And Heard, the pastoral letter of the Black Catholic Bishops. He is the author of The Church a Living Heritage; Black Spirituality, A Roman Catholic Perspective; and The History ofBlackCatholics In The United States, on which his presentation was is

based.

Information workshops, sharing the historical perspective

Carl Foster, director of the diocesan African-American Affair Ministry, talks with Holy

Family Sister Oralisa Martin

at theannual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration at Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlottee. They are standing by an "enthronement" of symbols that exemplify both Catholicism and African-American heritage.

and insight on

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shaping the future of African-Americans in the American Catholic Church is crucial.

important," said Father Davis,

"because black Catholics have to learn more about themselves and the community of the Catholic Church; to learn a sense of pride of being both black and

nedictine Father Cyprian Davis, a speaker

ithe diocesan Martin Luther King

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a learning experience for

"These workshops help individuals somebody and that :y stand for something, and they have ich cultural background." said Carl ster,

diocesan director of African-

"You'd be surprised |w eye opening some of these things for people." The workshops are |portant, trn

he says, as people "begin to

about themselves, learn

who

they

from whence they came, and the Itural background that has been sup;ssed. We should deprogram eurves to iautiful

know

that indeed, black

and not

be ashamed of."

Benedictine Father Cyprian Davis

d "Black and Catholic," a workshop twice during the day. Father Davis

lid

make

"And

know our

roots to under-

tions, so that

connect," said Holy

Sister Oralisa Martin.

became a

Sister

stand-in presentor for

the scheduled Rev. Dr. Elias Farajaje-

whose plans changed due

that

"My purpose was to take the partici-

why and how we

proclaim

it,

who might have been

ing for people

African."

"We ... have to be honest with in terms of African- American people," said

and understand

live it," said Sister

Oralisa.

Sister Oralisa, "the condition of Afri-

She challenged participants to "ask why does one read the scriptures, what does one hope to gain as well as experi-

can-American people in this country, and to be serious about our people being

moves "us into the

cated and the Church not be threatened

ence." That, she says

understanding of

who we

authentically educated; culturally edu-

are as Afri-

that."

to a

death in his family. Sister Oralisa, a native of

derstand they are

nerican ministry,

listen, to

Jones,

iny.

and

Catholic today."

Oralisa

was

...

connection."

of responsibilites one has as a black

Family

was their ability to read

that scriptural text

pants into the scriptures to hear

stand our culture as well our faith tradi-

Photo by

so strong for me

people who are decendents of Africans, who in fact have a culture that is a gift to humanity; to go back to see what the scriptures say, and to not just move into scripture look-

can-American

"What was

pleased with the response.

Catholic, and also to have a deeper sense

Jr.

ebration Jan. 19.

African-Americans." She was

to us as

"It is

New

leans, has served as a Sister of the

Family for 24 years. She

Or-

National March For Life

Holy

presently in

doctoral studies in religious education at

Howard

University.

Her field of work has been teaching, preaching and as a consultant to black Catholics in religious education. She is the founder of the African

American

Catechetical Conference and the Afri-

can American Catechetical Institute in Los Angeles, Ca. "Listen To The Voices Of Our Ancestors - How To Read The Scriptures," was the focus of Sister Oralisa' s workshop.

"My

what does

News & Herald

Associate Editor Carol Hazard of The Catholic traveled to

this week with the Diocese of Charlotte March for Life.

Washington

pants in the National

Watch

for her stories

and pictures

in the Feb.

partici-

issue.

question to the people was,

this biblical text

have to say

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Q)mttnujuemonos La Accion Fundamental de la Iglesia es la Evangelizacion Por: MONS. ANTONIO GONZALEZ ZUMARRAGA

(Tornado de

la revista

Toda la accion pastoral de comienza con

que de

Vida Pastoral) la Iglesia

proclamacion de la palabra de Dios. La palabra de Dios es la que convoca a quienes la escuchan a reunirse en una comunidad de fe, a celebrar el culto y a vivir en caridad. La comunidad de fe, de culto y de caridad es la Iglesia. Es importante y fundamental la accion profetica de la Iglesia, accion por la cual se proclama la palabra de Dios y se educa en la fe a los creyentes. El anuncio de la palabra de Dios fue tambien de suma importancia para el pueblo de Dios en el Antiguo Testamento. De ahf que la restauracion de Jerusalem despues del destierro, comienza con la proclamacion solemne

palabra de Dios hace

sacerdote Esdras en la plaza que ha ante la puerta del Agua.

Tambien para

Iglesia,

]

evangelizacion de todos los hombre

su mision esencia "Evangelizar constituye, en efecto, ^ dicha y vocacidn propia de la Iglesia,

constituye

identidad

mas profunda".

evanglizf,

significa para la Iglesia "llevar la

Nueva

Buen

a todos los ambientes de

humanidad y con su influjo, trasfornu desde dentro y renovar la mism humanidad" Pero "no ha evangelizacion verdadera, mientras n se anuncie el

nombre,

la doctrina,

vida, las promesas, el reino y el misteri

de Jesus de Nazareth, Hijo de Dios"

Nuestra Iglesia I

Por

PADRE

La unidad de

SILL

Es Una

RUEDA

la Iglesia catolica es

mundialmente conocida y es a traves del vinculo con Cristo como forma una sola unidad. Todos nosotros los bautizados somos la iglesia verdadera que fundo Jesus y a la cual imprimio dones y cualidades espeefficas en este mundo y por lo tanto con nuestras actitudes y conocimientos y mas aun con el compartir, podemos decir que estamos

que todos nosotros seamos uno con conservando nuestra diversidad

Hay padres de eos que prenan a sus mujeres y luego las abandonan a ellas y a sus hijos. Hay padres prematuros, de eos que fabrican una nueva vida en el extasis de una fiesta sabatina y que a pesar de ser adolescentes se creen lo suficientemente maduros para jugar al amor, pero no para amar a un hijo. Hay padres que pagan abortos, porque consideran como una desgracia para ellos, el surgimiento de una nueva vida. Hay padres con hijos regados en muchas casas y en diferentes barrios. Hay padres con amantes y padres con "queridas". Hay padres que pasan el dinero para la alimentacion de un nino, pero no pasan el apellido. Y claro esta, hay de aquellos que pasan el apellido y no el dinero. Hay padres autoritarios

en lo

Padre.

tristes

bueno no dan tanto". Acaso las investigaciones sobre el problema del sicariato no han llegado a la conclusion de que a la base de todo, ademas del problama socioeconomic,

que solo conocen el lenguaje del "aqui mando yo y se hace lo que yo digo" Y hay padres que para ganarse a sus hijos y evitarse molestias, los llenan de riquezas y comodidades y les consienten todos los caprichos. Hay padres que dedican la mayor parte de su tiempo a conseguir dinero y no sacan ni unos pocos minutos para hablar con sus hijos. Hay padres que nunca dialogan, sino que imponen su punto de vista. Hay padres de esos que escogen las carreras que tendran que estudiar sus muchachos y hay padres que creen ser muy buenos, porque pagan a tiempo el

se encuentra la desgarradora situacion

colegio, el agua, la luz y el telefono.

psicologica de muchos ninos abandonados por sus padres? Si nos mos bien, en nuestra sociedad existe crisis de paternidad. Para los ninos

padres borrachos todos los dias y hay padres que golpean a sus esposas y a sus hijos. Hay padres amargados que nunca

padre unido a su familia.

(CNS

Fotografia de

ABC)

Por que no es Usted mi Padre? Por

PADRE JUAN JAIME ESCOBAR

(Tornado de El Colombiano

die.

1-91)

Hace mas de 20 anos Alexander Mitscherlich escribio una polemica obra "Hacia una sociedad sin padre". En el la planteaba el problema de la perdida del sentido de la funcion parental en la sociedad contemporanea. Con todo a pesar de su capacidad visionaria Alexander no pudo ni siquiera imaginarse que la crisis de la paternidad podria llegar a ser hoy, dos decadas largas despues de su obra, tan aguda. En Europa, por lo pronto, los ninos han ido desapareciendo y no pocas sociedades estan formadas en su mayoria por adultos titulada

y ancianos. Parece ser que para muchas parejas del viejo

padres.

mundo, no vale

En nuestras

pena ser

tierras,

donde

abuandan los ninos, el problema es otro: hay exceso de hombres capaces de embarazar mujeres, pero son escasos, muy escasos, los que desean ser realmente padres. Ser engendrado no tiene gracia, eso es solo una cuestion biologica y cualquier irresponsable puede serlo. Pero ser padre, ser padre en toda

profundidad de

palabra y en

toda la intensa exigencia que ello supone, es otra cosa

muy

distinta.

Habria que

decir con el dicho popular que "de eso tan

de hoy es un lujo tener padre y es un lujo mayusculo tener un buen padre.

Hay

sonrien en la casa y padres que solo

sierto.

La unidad indisoluble de la Iglesia viene directamente desde su fundador,

como'Cristo es uno con el Padre y el Espiritu Santo, asi tambien quiere El asi

conocimientos, caracteres y actitude personales.

mas

La multiforme riqueza de Dios, hac ricos a los hombres, porque heme

sido creados a su imagen y semejanz* no en su ser sino en su espiritu que es ÂŁ que nos hace a todos llamar a Dioj

La unidad consiste en que todos no acerquemos a El. Los hombres de toda las razas

y condiciones sociales si i n g u n _ n

com

distincion y

hemos suscitan

conservand

miedo en sus ninos. Hay padres

que por fuera del hogar representan maravillosamente su papel, pero que una vez llegados a casa se despojan de su mascara y vuelven a ser unos tiranos o unos adulteros.. Hay padres asi y nosotros no sabemos, no calculamos, no nos imaginamos siquiera cuanto dano le estan haciendo a esa generation actual, la desaparicion de los verdaderos padres.

solos y mas gran parte llenos de odio.

Hoy hay jovenes mas

Y y mas de su rencor esta dirigido contra el padre que les arruino la vida. Este ano, cuando termino de hablar conmigo un muchacho que sufria por la division de su hogar, se me acerco y abrazandome hundio su cabeza en mi pecho y lloro. Luego, sin mirarme, me dijo: Por que no es usted mi padre? Yo hubiera querido que su grito atormentado lo oyeran todos los que infamemente engendran ninos para la tristeza; pero por desgracia, solo yo escuche su gemido. Despues de limpiarle las lagrimas simplemente le dije: "No temas, lo soy, porque padre no es el que te engendra, sino el que te ama; no es padre el que te trae al mundo, sino el que te ensena a vivir". ,

diclr

par

nuestros carismai,

enrriquecerno

mas los unos a lo otros

par

conservar

unidad que hac fuerte a la Iglesia. Jesus ya lo habi dicho en el Evangelio, que, "todo rein dividido llegara a su perdition". Y y conocemos tambien el adagio populi

que dice: "la union hace la fuerza". L fuerza de la Iglesia es y tiene que ser s unidad, su esencia misma, su contenidc su doctrina igual para todos.

Cuando todos tratamos de camins mismo camino aunque pensemc

por el

diferente o mejor dicho obedecer a

mismas

normas de la Iglesia, los principios fundamentales doctrinales que Jesus enseno a lo Apostoles y que son la base de nuestraM creencias, y cuando todos disfrutamc de estas verdades y vemos que nuestr leyes y

vida va en progreso espiritual; entonce

comprendemos porque es tan importanl unidad en nuestra Iglesia y por qu solo ella puede hacer la fuerza qu la

necesitamos para (continua)

las luchas diarias

The Catholic News

mary 24, 1992

Mensaje Por

del

OBISPO JOHN

People

Obispo F.

The News

DONOGHUE

Que puede pasar en 9 anos? En 1 9 anos toda una generacion puede nacer en este 1

tiempo las generaciones adultas estaran cansadas en el umbral de madurez. Los jovenes, los mas vulnerables, tocaran nuestras emociones y ocaran nuestros instintos de crianza. Muchas cosas pueden pasar en la vida en estos 19 anos. Pero literalmente para millares de ninos americanos no habra constancia de su nacimiento, ni de su crecimiento en la madurez. Estos ninos son las vfctimas inocentes del aborto. Por 19 anos, desde 1973, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos ha sostenido la decision del caso conocido como Roe contra Wade. Lo basico de este caso es que la corte derribo la ley que habia proscrito sobre el aborto y por lo tanto se ha ganado algun apoyo en tratar de que la corte trasforme esta ley. .%**• P° r 1° tanto parece que aunque trasforme la ley, algunos gtiBw^g I Estados continuan permitiendo el aborto. Que podemos hacer para lograr efectivo este cambio? Que podemos hacer para poder salvar muchas vidas? En una nota reciente de las noticias "Cristoferas", el Padre John Catoir jeria que cambiando la opinion general del pueblo americano, podemos tener una luencia fuerte, ya sea que el aborto permanezca legal o no. Este es un buen punto. Entre mas gente crea en el aborto; no es la respuesta. Los os probablemente sean considerados como una opinion. Primero y principalmente emos que tener nuestras convicciones muy fuertes. Por ejemplo la mayoria de los lericanos creen que el 20% de los abortos que se hacen anualmente, son de mujeres ando. Para ese

..1

jJ^^^

han sufrido el dolor y la humiliation de la violation y el incesto. de los abortos han sido hechos por estas razones.

Lo sierto es que:

menos de 500 mil abortos hacen al ano en los Estados Unidos. Lo sierto es que: 1 .6 millones de abortos hacen cada ano; agregandoles los abortos que se hacen en otros paises, se suma 3S 40 millones al ano. El grupo de los que estan a favor del aborto dicen que el mundo no quiere ni esita ninos "indeceados". Lo sierto es que: 2 millones de parejas americanas estan la lista de las agencias esperando la adoption de un nino. En los casos de opiniones el argumento es fuerte a favor del derecho a la vida. gunas estadfsticas muestran que el 67% de los americanos favorecen las leyes que uieren el concentimiento de los padres. Pero lo sierto es que 3 de todos los abortos ; se hacen, son en jovencitas y generalmente sin el conocimiento y concentimiento Casi la mitad de todos los americanos creen que hay se

Retired International Policy Specialist Dies At 77

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Edward

Woods

Doherty,

who was

as a "very successful" angioplasty Jan.

The 60-year-old bishop

10.

an interna-

suffered a

tional policy specialist for the U.S. bish-

heart attack late Jan. 6 at his Joliet

ops after retiring from the Foreign Service, died Jan. 10 of heart ailments at age 77. Doherty was at Washington Hospital Center at the time of his death. A resident of West River, Md., Doherty

residence. After preliminary tests at Sil-

was born

He worked

in St. Louis.

ver Cross Hospital in Joliet, Bishop

Imesch was transferred to Loyola UniMedical Center in Maywood, 111. He underwent heart catheterization to determine the extent of blockage in versity

his coronary arteries.

1975-86 for the U.S. Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the U.S. bishops, and contributed to the writing of the U.S. bishops' 1983 pastoral letter on war and peace.

Vatican Delegation Heads For Vietnam For Church, State Talks

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

—

An-

other Vatican delegation traveled to

Mother Teresa's Attitude Key To Recovery LA JOLLA, Calif. (CNS)— Mother

Vietnam to discuss ongoing churchstate problems in the Southeast Asian nation. The Vatican said Msgr. Claudio

Teresa, discharged Jan. 15 from a Cali-

Celli, a top official

fornia hospital after a three-week stay,

State,

fought off heart illness and pneumonia

for the Evangelization of Peoples, left

in part with a positive attitude. "There is no doubt that her feisty nature helped enormously in her recovery; she had an

'I-must-get-weir attitude

all

where they were to meet with government authorities. The prelates were also to travel to Ho Chi

Jan. 12 for Hanoi,

the time,"

said Dr. Patricia Aubanel, one of

Minh

two

the Vatican said.

years to try and bridge the gap between

Mother

was hospitalized, but added was not the ideal patient.

Church and

the

communist govern-

ment.

Teresa during daily press briefings while she

The Vatican has sent Vietnam in recent

several delegations to

an affluent section of San Diego. Aubanel and her colleague, Dr. Paul

Jolla,

Teirstein, continually praised

City in the southern part of the

country, where most Catholics reside,

cardiologists treating her at the Scripps

Clinic and Research Foundation in

of the Secretariat of

and Msgr. Barnabe Nguyen Van Phuong, an official of the Congregation

that she

sus padres.

Los que estan a favor del aborto dicen que el aborto esta aprobado por la mayoria pueblo americano. Y la misma opinion de la estadfstica revela que el 87% de los ericanos favorecen las leyes que daran informaciones o alternativas sobre antes aborto o como se puede realizar. 93% de los americanos quieren ver mas tricciones sobre el aborto de las corrientes que ya existen. Armados con toda esta informacion, los que estan en favor del aborto pueden :er un caso solido y sostener que los americanos favorecen las alternativas del )rto. Pero el trabajo de los que defienden la vida no termina alia. Aqui hay tamente otros pocos caminos donde podemos hacer la diferencia en salvar las as de los que no han nacido: Apoye las agencias y grupos que ofrecen alternativas en contra del aborto. No le de miedo de mostrar una moral fuerte de sus convicciones sobre este tema. Comumquese con legisladores que sostienen las restricciones sobre el aborto. Haga un esfuerzo de educar a otros, especialmente a los mas jovenes, sobre este

Bishop Imesch Recovering Well From Heart Attack JOLIET, 111. (CNS) Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet was reported in excellent spirits and recovering well after undergoing what doctors described

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la.

Sea paciente y presente los casos en favor de la vida, en formas claras para que no comparten nuestras convicciones. Recuerde que el fin principal es

lellos

var vidas.

Ore por los que no han nacido y por aquellos que pueden salvar a

los

CUAL ES NUESTRA HERENCIA JUDIA EN

que no han

ido.

Los catolicos americanos pueden esta orgullosos en sus actividades en favor de muy distante en el iiro. Recuerde las palabras del Cardenal John O'Connor que dijo: 'No tenemos claro dicernimiento de nuestras creencias de que cada vida humana es sagrada que es hecha a imagen y semejanza de Dios y esta preocupacion por los que no nacido nos viene de esta creencia fundamental. Pero si esto quieren cambiar; con corazones de todas las gentes de buena voluntad, tenemos que mejorar nuestras

DE LA SALVACION?

TVIISTERIO

Ada. Pero el tiempo para descansar sobre los laureles esta

Dios escogio a Abraham para convertirlo en el padre de un pueblo especial que se convertiria a su vez en Su instrumento de salvacidn y prepararia la venida de Su hijo.

de educar a

gente"

de Moise's, Dios saco al pueblo de la esclavitud de Esta liberation se volvid" el fundamento de la fe de Israel. Hasta hoy, el pueblo judfo celebra su Fiesta de Pascua Hebrea, la libertad que Dios did a Su pueblo. Los cristianos ven en la Pascua Hebrea un presagio de la liberacion del pecado por Jesus. travels

Egipto.

Noticias Locales

Para ayudar

alianza, Dios le dio a

Colonial Para el domingo 29 de marzo del

|te

Isente ano, a las 3

pm. El Padre Silverio

jpda dara una conferencia en el Museo lit,

sobre "El Arte Colonial en las

Quitena y Cuzquena," para [paramos mas a la celebration del V ptenario del descubrimiento de fcfrica. Eslan todos los hispanos

l.uelas,

Mtados.

La entrada

es gratis.

miembro

coalition Latinoamericana, con 20 dolares al ano y recibira por correo el periodico o poniendo sus avisos comerciales en dicha publication. Para mas informacion llamar al numero: 543-7823.

a mantener su parte en la Mandamientos. Mas tarde se

Israel

los Diez

Estas leyes juntas agregaron otras leyes. Escogido su exclusivo caracter e identidad.

dieron

Pueblo

Un lazo espiritual une al pueblo de la Nueva Alianza con el pueblo judto. "Ahora, pues, se oponen al Evangelio y esto ocurre para bien de ustedes. Pero han sido llamados por Dios y El los ama a causa de sus antepasados porque Dios no se echa atras despues de elegir y dar sus favores." (Romanos 11:28-29)

Servicio Social

Para un servicio completo de reparation de su casa o apartamento,

fformativo Latino" J La primera semana de cada mes sale ICharlotte el periodico hispano ormativo Latino" que es un organo Biformacion para toda la comunidad. ptamos a todos los hispanos a apoy arlo olaborar con el. Se puede hacer

pueblo de

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banos, cocinas, pintura interior y exterior, carpinteria, electricidad etc.

llamar a Guillermo Giraldo

conocer en su historia

telefono:

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Tiene precios

Favor

Dios ensend y prepare/ al pueblo de la antigua alianza dan dose £l mismo y Su voluntad y hacieridolos santos. Esto lo hizo como preparacidn y como figura de la nueva y perfecta alianza que iba a ser ratificada en Cristo. a

muy comodos.

Aunque

Nuevo Pueblo de

Dios, no se ha de de Dios y malditos, como si esto fuese escrito en las Sagradas Escrituras. (Declaration Sobre la Relation de la Iglesia con las Religiones No-cristianas, 4, Concilio la

Iglesia es el

senalar a los judfos

Vaticano

II)

como

re"probos

atholit

News

Herald

January 24,

19:

Diocesan News Briefs Jesuit

House Of Prayer

offer a

weekend winter retreat Feb. 7-9 Jesuit House of Prayer. Jesuit

effectiveness with early adolescents, and

McGovern will direct the

developing more responsive early ado-

HOT SPRINGS — The Jesuits will

at the

Father Joseph

retreatants with conferences

and

Office of Youth Ministry, (704) 3311717.

and scouts, troops and packs sponsored by Catholic organizations as well as many others. It is an annual event sponsored by the diocesan committee on scouting. For more information, contact Frank Thompson, (704) 359-8670, or George Wadell, (704) 437-8047.

Adult Education

Basketball Free

school leaders to improve their ministry to assist parish

programming.

lescent

For more information, contact the

prayer.

Situated in the scenic mountains of

western North Carolina, the House of Prayer offers a peaceful atmosphere for Private and indi-

prayerful reflection.

For registration and information,

House of Prayer, Hot Springs, NC 28743,

write or call the Jesuit

Box

Throw

HICKORY — The annual Knights

sponsoring a six hour working seminar for couples and individuals, "Winning

of Columbus basketball free throw contest will be held at Clyde Campbell

Of The Sexes - Making Relationships Work in Spite Of Our Dif-

School on Jan. 25

CHARLOTTE

vidual retreats are also available.

P.O.

and school leaders

for all Catholic cubs

The

—

St.

Gabriel

Battle

The event 10-14. Boys

at 1:30

the parish family room.

Tickets are $4.50 for adults and for children 12 and under.

chased tickets will help

in planning

For more information, contact Matthews, (704) 543-7677.

Annual Fatima Pilgrimage CHARLOTTE The annual

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The

cost

Portugal. All

Living MAGGIE VALLEY Waters Reflection Center will sponsor "Dreams: Journeying Through The In-

9 a.m.

the same.

(704) 366-5127.

For more information, contact Grand Knight Terry Keller, (704) 256-2649.

1992 North Sea Adventure

ner Life" Feb. 14

what men and women really want in a relationship and aquire tools to develop the relationship you want; understand how men and women think; learn steps to better communication; and take home guidelines for a good relationship. Seminar leaders are, Charlotte psychiatrist Norman Owensby, psychotherapist Lou Owensby and Jennice

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16.

Designed to explore the use of dreamwork in our on-going spiritual journey, the workshop emphasizes the use of a dream journal to facilitate the exploration of the unconscious.

Time

provided for theoretical

in-

dream sharing, prayer experiences and for private dreamwork. The workshop will be directed by Third Order Franciscan Father Bernie put,

Tickerhoof.

noon.

of a good relationship; become aware of

Owensby. The two-part St.

series will

be held

Gabriel's fellowship hall.

A tact

OLA

until

will be held

Participants will learn the elements

For more information, contact Living Waters, (704) 926-3833. Calling

The seminar

$20 donation is requested. For registration information, conSharon Mease, (704) 366-2738.

CHARLOTTE

their annual writing contest.

Contestants in grades 6, 7 and 8 are asked to submit essays of no more than 500 words along with their name, address, phone number, and social security number. For more information, contact Dale Rascoe, (704) 728-0739.

Spaghetti Dinner

CHARLOTTE

— The end of

the

Our Lady of Assumption School on Shennandoah Avenue. The new school on Shamrock Drive will open in the fall. Alumni are planning a ceremony to for

commemorate the closing of the school, and are searching for old memorabilia to compile in a historical display at the

School Registration

WINSTON SALEM

— Our Lady

of Mercy School will hold registration for the 1992-93 school year Jan. 30

old yearbooks, trophies, pictures, and

Lady of Mercy School, (919) 722-7204.

student of

OLA

Camporee Plans

Early Adolescent Institute

Barnhardt of the Central Boy Scouts of America

—

ALBERMARLE The diocesan

Offices of Youth Ministry and Reli-

Camp

Albermarle will be the site of the Charlotte Diocesan in

Catholic Camporee, April 3-5.

present the Early Adolescent Ministry

boy scout reservation and summer camp on the western shore of Lake Baden. The Catholic Camporee is

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ment.

Asks ijommutation Of Death Sentence The I PHILADELPHIA (CNS)

Missionaries

espect Life Official

(

—

Irchdiocese of Philadelphia's Respect life Office has asked PennsylvaniaGov. Robert P. Casey to commute the death

of a convicted murderer and Henry Fahy, 34, could become

Haitien, Haiti.

ments

The priest made the com-

sage, the Catholic newspaper for south-

western Indiana, while visiting Evansville.

lie first

person in Pennsylvania to be

Role Of Religion Is 'To Meddle,' Cardinal Tells Lawmakers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CNS)

icecuted since 1962. His execution by I thai injection

had been scheduled for

14 at Rockview Prison in central Ibnnsylvania, but the Pennsylvania tin.

The

role of religion

—

to be prophetic,

"to meddle," said Cardinal Bernard F.

lipreme Court granted a stay Jan. 13,

Law of Boston during Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft's prayer breakfast in

|:nding further appeal.

Jefferson City. "Religion

was not an

alien element to our forebears,

lost Church Workers Feel Underpaid, Survey Finds

criticizing those

to a national survey, nearly

I irds

of the lay people

Church

two-

who work for the

United States are >t sure whether they can afford to stay their jobs, even though most are willg to make sacrifices in pay and benits to do so. Both the church workers id Catholic laity in general thought it Duld be easy for most church workers

I atholic

earn as

much

in the

who would

he said,

describe

events like the prayer breakfast as "sub-

CINCINNATI (CNS) — Accord-

in the general

versive of their false notion of separa-

and state." He criticized who would place an impenetrable wall between church and state and who would negate the First Amendment by

tion of church

those

"establishing a religion of secularism."

Religion, he said, must be

more than

—

her minorities or people with disabili-

Said

To Live

Dnths after a military eir

In Fear;

coup toppled

democratically elected president,

iitians

continue to live in fear and

urch workers face persecution, said a Siitian parish priest

Everybody

neighborhoods bordering the university. plan, called the

Campus

Circle

and commercial development as keys to neighborhood growth.

lurch Workers Face Persecution EVANSVILLE, Ind. (CNS)— Four

ted $9 million to a plan to revitalize

targets housing

aitians

life,"

during a U.S.

under

fear. It is

visit.

not nor-

said Father Joachim Anantua,

a priest of the Diocese of Cap-

(CNS)

The

head of a Peruvian missionary support group says missionaries to Peru find themselves the targets of terrorists but also prone to false charges of terrorism. Oscar Aliaga, executive director of the Peru Solidarity Forum, based in Lima, Peru, said in an interview in Washington that missionaries to Peru are targeted "by both sides" in the ongoing violence between the Peruvian military and Sendero Luminoso, a Maoist rebel organization

known

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can Catholics and their Church for

in-

fluencing the universal Church in

its

mission of salvation and for promoting human values throughout the world.

The U.S. Church has "contributed innovatively and decisively to the for-

mulation of a Christian theory of religious freedom," Cossiga said at the

American Cardinals dinner in ChiHe also credited the U.S. Church with giving "to the universal Church and to the whole world a great spirit of the modern era and a spirit of social third

cago.

English as Shin-

ing Path. "There are (missionary)

growth."

women

work alone" in parts of the country where communication and travel is difficult, said Aliaga. "Almost anything can happen to them ... and no one would know for some time. There have been cases in which they have been threatened, kidnapped and held for hours. There have been cases of assassinathat

Lawyers Asked To Back Doctor-Aided Death Laws WASHINGTON (CNS)

—A

reso-

lution urging all U.S. states to legalize

physician-assisted painless death faces the

American Bar Association's House

when

of Delegates

meets

in Dallas

Jan. 30. Part of the resolution says that

tion."

Catholic Press Urged To

Marquette Commits $9 Million For Neighborhood Project MILWAUKEE (CNS) Jesuitrun Marquette University has commit-

Project and announced in December,

:s.

dent Francesco Cossiga praised Ameri-

when

The

WASHINGTON

—

"ceremonial presence."

Most church workers rated Church "excellent" or "good" in its forts to recruit, hire and promote Dmen. But most said it does not do ough to recruit, hire or promote blacks,

b market.

CHICAGO (CNS) — Italian Presi-

To Peru Seen

Targeted By Both Rebels, Military

an interview with The Mes-

>i:ntence ijpist.

Church At Cardinal's Dinner

Catholics' Spirit

Renew

ill

person asks a

painlessly," such aid will "not consti-

Of Evangelization

ROCKVILLE CENTRE,

a terminally

doctor's assistance to "end a life swiftly,

homicide nor assisting a suicide." ethicists draw a sharp distinction between the idea of refusing burdentute

N.Y.

(CNS) — The Church's main communications official said the Catholic press,

500th anniversary year of the evangelization of the Americas, "can in this

Most

some treatment which

that could prolong life,

considered morally and legally

when

reawaken among Catholics a true spirit of evangelization." U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications,

acceptable

made that comment

under anycircumstances, and legal in any U.S. jurisdiction.

in his

statement for

Catholic Press Month, observed in February. His statement

was released by the

Catholic Press Association, based in

Rockville Centre, along with statements from Barbara Beckwith, CPA president,

and Bishop Raymond

mingham,

Ala.,

CPA

Boland of Birhonorary presi-

dent.

certain conditions are

met, and the idea of active intervention

intended to cause death.

would accept such

Few

ethicists

active intervention

Bush Says Abortion Rate

not

Flies In

Face Of Nation's Respect For Life

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

Presi-

dent Bush, in a proclamation, said the

prevalence of abortion on demand in the United States "stands in sharp contrast" to the nation s '

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Even

then, they sounded like "Darth Vader." But those Catholics whose voices he recognized, he gave absolution. (Absolution may be given without confession if a person is in immediate danger of death.) "We're going to be just fine," said Father Fitzgibbons, comforting people

while his heart pounded in his chest.

bodies from his unit arrived that night

any other night during the war. All 697 men and women of the 530th Supply and Service Battalion made it home. Eight months before his deployment to Saudi Arabia, Father Fitzgibbons was told to report to the 82nd Airborne Division chaplain. "We're going to invade Panama," he was briefed. Father nor, for that matter,

Fitzgibbons pleaded to go. "I am a priest.

Where else am I going to be except with

my at

people?" But Father Fitzgibbons was to stay Fort Bragg, and help prepare soldiers

for the assignment.

Mass and

said

heard the "heart-felt confessions" of young soldiers who had the courage to

Fitzgibbons obliged.

Fitzgibbons

was the high point of

paled, however, in comparison to

months he spent in the barren desert. For here, the Church was stripped of all niceities; no stained glass windows, no music from the choir, no fine the eight

sure his superior had

A soldier once implored of him: "Hey, Chaplain, I can't get any of this prescription

need.

Can you help me?"

Father Fitzgibbons came through. "I've got friends in low places," he quips.

One night, a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a sand dune. Father Fitzgibbons helped carry the injured fliers

stretchers into a

"MASH" hos-

pital.

With 1,200 to 1,300 people on the compound, Father Fitzgibbons couldn't be everything to everybody. "But whatever I could do, I would do," he says. They, in turn, did for him. "How about a new pair of boots, Sarge?" No problem. The boots were delivered, no questions asked. On another occasion, someone knocked on his hooch at 10 p.m. and delivered home-made pizza, a delicacy in Saudi. Padre. Chap. Father.

He'd answer

enthusiastically to any salutation.

and fellow chaplains, Father Henry ("Bubba") Droves, a lieutenant colonel, and Father Matthew Quinlan, a colonel, for their unwavering support. He also thanks Chaplain Priscilla Mondt of the 82nd Airborne Division for her friendriors

ship.

Most of

vestaments.

"There was a ton of securing what is most central to the faith," says Father

all,

he thanks his unit for

their indomitable spirit.

very, very proud to serve for

them," he says.

Fitzgibbons.

He brought

com-

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he brought the peace of Christ to

fort;

respect for the sanctity of human

the precious blood," he

would say to soldiers dropped to their knees on the parched, sandy earth as he offered Communion. "Open your soul, allow for the great peace and infusion of grace."

called

life.

unborn

"terribly ironic" that an

may be

child in one medical facility

carefully treated as a patient "while at

— perhaps — another unborn

another facility

blocks away

that's

a difference out there;

there

all

Fitzgibbons.

"And

is,"

says Father

to bring

young men and women who ficing everything.

to these

just a

few

child

Human

Life

Day

1992.

pay, a terrifying cost."

Survey Says Voters Put Children At Top Of Political Agenda WASHINGTON (CNS) Nearly

—

Although combat proficient, the 530th is a supply and service battalion.

two-thirds of U.S. voters put children's

issues near the top of their personal

such,

delivers food, fuel, laundry

and even water for baths to combat troops, and it is one of the most deployed of all units. In Saudi Arabia, the 530th traveled several hundred miles a week from the rear to the front lines.

"My people worked like slaves, heart and soul; men and women alike," says Father Fitzgibbons. They prayed they

wouldn't hit a mine, get injured or killed by pieces of blown-up missiles falling from the sky or become targets of a terrorist attack, he says. They escaped all

three eventualities.

As a priest, Father Fitzgibbons never weapon, so a body guard was assigned to protect him in Saudi Arabia. His role there was "to deport Catholic

carries a

political

agenda, and more than 90 per-

cent say candidates for public office

should have a children's platform, according to a new survey. The survey of

6,200 registered voters was released by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions and the newly formed Coalition for America's Children. "There is a growing national consensus that government should take action on behalf of children, reordering spending priorities and directing more existing tax revenues into children's programs," concluded a 44-

page report outlining the survey

In Precarious Position, Says

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

ern Europe in "precarious political, so-

He made life a little bit easier for as many people as he could. He would rummage up for his unit that.

and combat troops "a few creature comlife

easier," things like

and hot sauce to liven up bland army rations, soda and coffee. Or, he'd pitch in and help with laundry duty. He'd roll up his sleeves,

jelly

work alongside

his people.

busy doctor needed Christmas mailed to his family, so Father

k ages

allowing

Army

Fitzgibbons.

to serve," says Fathe

Gulf War. "As the chaplain of the 530th Supply and Service Battalion, Chaplain

for service

Fitzgibbons' ability to communicate

tion Desert Shield

him to provide personalized counseling whether it was religious or personal," the award reads.

Desert Storm, through to the end of thi

for his service in the

all

Father Fitzgibbons was recognizee

soldiers enabled

from Jan.

17, the

day Opera

became

Operatioi

and Catholic religious coverage through-

war in March. He was in the Persiai Gulf from the beginning of the U.S deployment of troops in August 1 990.< Ordained by Bishop Begley June 9 1984 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Char]

out XVIII Airborne Corps. Chaplain

lotte,

Fitzgibbons dedication and concern for

cathedral as assistant rector until Febru

soldiers welfare reflect great credit upon

ary 1985.

himself, the 530th Supply and Service

chial vicar at St. Gabriel Parish in Char

yond

tireless efforts

extended be-

the battalion to medical hospitals

Battalion,

and the United States Army,"

Father Fitzgibbons stayed

at th<

L dl

he became paro

that time,

became

In July 1987, he

lotte.

continues.

a paro

Immaculate Heart of Ma High Point.

chial vicar at

"I just did

job," says Father

Parish in

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such as rosary beads, Bibles and prayer

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Communism Leaves Eastern Europe

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more than

Peter L.

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are sacri-

There is a high cost to

chaplain

Fitzgibbons, one of the last two priests

declared Jan. 19 to be National Sanctity

Army

Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm.

Service During Persian Gulf War FORT BRAGG — Father Father Fitzgibbons was

Bush

tion." In the statement, President

in a tent in

will become the innocent victim of abor-

"To make

Mass

Diocesan Priest Honored For

"His

people in war.

"This

Father Peter Fitzgibbons, a Charlotte diocesan priest serving as an celebrates

with

the Eucharist, heard

confessions and offered words of

<•*

made

Father Fitzgibbons credits his supe-

my army life," says Father Fitzgibbons. It

colonel had a

a steady supply.

put their lives on the line." "I thought that

preference for Tobasco Sauce, so Father

fa bpol

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of Lent and Easter each year.

will

examine the

central to our liturgies

structure and key themes, as well as

share an Oratorian "informal treatment" of several important passages.

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